The Negro Sailor (1945)

US Navy produced short stars Joel Fluellen as a draftee from his civilian job at a black newspaper through boot camp and an assignment in the Pacific. Completed after the surrender of Japan, the film celebrates the teamwork, diversity, and the actions of several distinguished African American sailors.

Released Dec. 13, 1945 27 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short, War

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.african-american, imdb.us-navy, imdb.soldier, imdb.world-war-two, imdb.navy, imdb.year-1945 + 6 more, imdb.1940s, imdb.20th-century, mdblist.three-actors, imdb.military-and-war-documentary, imdb.social-documentary, aspectratio.1-37-1