This documentary film cobbled together from a lot of old newsreel sources is MGM's attempt at affirming American values circa 1952 without going over too
far to the right. Note the non-presence of such folks as Joe McCarthy and Huey
Long. Note the presence of George Marshall out selling the Marshall Plan and he
was a target for the extreme right and some not so extreme.
The comparison of the response to the Nazi threat or lack thereof for some time is made to how we respond to the Soviet Union.
The passage of time has really dated this film. Issues were and are a lot more complex than the us versus them message of The Hoaxters.
It was made at MGM and a lot of MGM stars contributed to the narration.
Look at this one as a piece of history.
The comparison of the response to the Nazi threat or lack thereof for some time is made to how we respond to the Soviet Union.
The passage of time has really dated this film. Issues were and are a lot more complex than the us versus them message of The Hoaxters.
It was made at MGM and a lot of MGM stars contributed to the narration.
Look at this one as a piece of history.