To commemorate the 10th anniversary of D-Day, studio chief Harry Manka stages a reenactment of the Invasion of Normandy outside his Malibu beach house using studio employees.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 5, 1944
This Date in Manka Bros History – June 5, 1944:
Future Manka Bros. movie star Joey Levitch injures his leg while entertaining the troops the night before D-Day. He would have been first wave on Omaha Beach but was unable to go.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 18, 1942
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 18, 1942:
To support the war effort, Victory Gardens are planted on open spaces around the studio lot. Studio chief Harry Manka orders the least talented screenwriters under contract to tend/harvest the gardens.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 7, 1941
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 7, 1941:
The Japanese bomb the Pearl Harbor film set of the Manka Bros. movie musical ‘Hawaiian Lei-dy.’
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This Date in Manka Bros. History – June 27, 1943
This Day in Manka Bros History – June 27, 1943:
Studio boss Harry Manka donates hundreds of cannonballs (from the studio’s stockpile of munitions) to assist the allies in World War 2.
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This Date in Manka Bros. History – June 25, 1942
This Day in Manka Bros History – June 25, 1942:
During World War II, studio chief Harry Manka orders his least talented writers to stop writing and make hand grenades.
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