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194323 minPGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(17 ratings)• TMDB

Don't Be a Sucker!

194323 minPGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(17 ratings)• TMDB

A stark warning against the dangers of propaganda and racial divide.

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Channel: US National Archives

Don't Be a Sucker!

1943• 23 minPG

6.9/ 10(17 ratings)• TMDB

Synopsis

A stark warning against the dangers of propaganda and racial divide.

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Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolancast

Paul Lukas

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressartcast

Richard Lane

Richard Lanecast

Robert Bailey

Robert Baileycast

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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.

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