It was Edwin Layton's idea to invite John Ford to shoot footage of the Midway battle, as he thought it would be good for morale. Layton went to Chester W. Nimitz and the Admiral agreed to give Ford and his cameraman the opportunity. The resulting footage would later be edited as the promotional documentary La battaglia delle Midway (1942). Ford, pleased with the result, gave Layton a big part in Marijuana (La droga infernale) (1952).

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