In 1941 the Disney studios branched out from entertainment films to instructional movies. The first film was for the Lockheed Aircraft Company and explained methods of flush riveting. For the rest of the war, Disney made several training and morale building films. Dozens of films were produced for both civilians and military personnel. Donald Duck was the star of a popular film for the home audience.
Federal Income tax had been collected before WWII but it was only a minor amount and taxpayers were expected to mail in the payment 4 times a year. It was only at the start of WWII that taxes were levied on wages of the average worker. They were still expected to mail it in 4 times a year, but the government was having trouble getting the payments. So they turned to Walt Disney to make a film laying out exactly why it was important to the war effort for everyone to send in their taxes. The Donald Duck film was shown in theaters nationwide and was a great success, although at first the government balked at the price tag.
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