Don't Be a Sucker!

Don't Be a Sucker! (1943)

Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made to make the case for the desegregation of the United States armed forces.

Date of release
1943-07-04
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (17)
Runtime
23m
Genres
Documentary, History, War
Director
Richard Collins

Casting

Interesting facts

Don't Be a Sucker is an anti-fascist film produced by the United States Army Signal Corps. It follows a mason, Mike, who buys into the prejudiced beliefs of a demagogic street speaker until the speaker denounces Freemasons.

Production

Don't Be a Sucker is an anti-fascist film created by Richard Collins. It was produced by the United States Army Signal Corps, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Paul Lukas, Felix Bressart, Bob Bailey and Kurt Kreuger, and it is narrated by Lloyd Nolan. It was said to have been produced in 1945, and Paramount Pictures allowed showings for the public "without profit" in 1946.

Don't Be a Sucker was created under the initiative of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and it was the final short film produced by the Army Signal Corps in World War II. It was one of many propaganda films at the time to use the rise of fascism in Germany as a cautionary tale.

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