Harry Allen (actor) film role was in the 1923 silent film, "The Last Moment", in a supporting role. In his career Allen appeared in over 100 films, mostly in supporting and smaller roles. Some of the more notable films he appeared in include: "Of Human Bondage" (1934), starring Bette Davis and Leslie Howard; the Marx Brothers' classic, "A Night at the Opera"; the original "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935), starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable; William Wyler's 1942 Academy Award-winning film, "Mrs. Miniver", starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Teresa Wright; "Jane Eyre" (1944), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine; the Mickey Rooney
American propaganda during World War II films for new recruits. Capra designed the series to illustrate the enormous danger of Axis conquest and the corresponding justness of the Allies. This "Why We Fight" series documented the war in seven segments: At President Roosevelt's urging, "Why We Fight" was also released to the theaters for the general public. In Britain, Churchill ordered the entire sequence to be shown to the public. Movies were also useful in that propaganda messages could be incorporated into entertainment films. The 1942 film "Mrs. Miniver" portrayed the experiences of an English housewife during the Battle of Britain and urged the support of