Entertaining films were produced by First Motion Picture Unit.
The First Motion Picture Unit -LRB- FMPU -RRB- , later 18th Army Air Forces Base Unit , was the primary film production unit of the US Army Air Forces -LRB- USAAF -RRB- during World War II and was the first military unit made up entirely of professionals from the film industry .. World War II. World War II. US Army Air Forces. US Army Air Forces. It produced more than 400 propaganda and training films , which were notable for being informative as well as entertaining .. propaganda. propaganda film. Films for which the unit is known include Resisting Enemy Interrogation , Memphis Belle  : A Story of a Flying Fortress and The Last Bomb -- all of which were released in theatres .. Resisting Enemy Interrogation. Resisting Enemy Interrogation. The Last Bomb. The Last Bomb. theatres. Movie theater. Veteran actors such as Clark Gable , William Holden , Clayton Moore , and future President Ronald Reagan and directors such as John Sturges served with the FMPU .. Clark Gable. Clark Gable. William Holden. William Holden. Clayton Moore. Clayton Moore. Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan. John Sturges. John Sturges. The unit also produced training films and trained combat cameramen .. FMPU personnel served with distinction during World War II .. World War II. World War II. First Motion Picture Unit is also the eponymous title of a 1943 self-produced documentary about the unit narrated by radio and television announcer Ken Carpenter .. Ken Carpenter. Ken Carpenter ( announcer )