Lot 5 Propaganda DVDs 5 Political Movies Politics Histo
Lot 5 Propaganda DVDs 5 Political Movies Politics Histo
This auction is for five political movies. Each of them are about political issues of the past, still
having repercussions today. Three or four of them could be considered propaganda, but have a lot of stars
and famous names.
Specifically, the auction is for:
Bill Clinton: His Life
Home Town Story
Meet John Doe
Reefer Madness
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Name -- Bill Clinton: His Life
Year -- 2004
Political focus -- Extremely critical look at President Clinton's administration, and his rise to
power.
Plotline -- Documentary about the Clintons' ascension
Rated -- Unrated
Name -- Hometown Story AKA -- The Headline Story
Year -- 1951
Political focus -- Propoganda piece pro-industry, pro-capitalist, pro-business, anti-socialist
Stars -- Jeffrey Lynn, Donald Crisp, Marjorie Reynolds, Alan Hale Jr., Marilyn Monroe
Plotline -- "Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election
to the state legislature. He takes over his uncle's newspaper to take on big business as an enemy of the
people. Miss Martin works in the "Herald" newspaper office. When tragedy strikes, Blake must re-examine his
views."
Rated -- Approved
Name -- Meet John Doe
Year -- 1941
Political focus -- Pro Capitolism, anti-Socialism, Anti-FDR, Anti-New Deal
Stars -- Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington
Plotline -- "A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing
suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins."
Rated -- Approved
Name -- Reefer Madness
AKA -- Tell Your Children,
Dope Addict, Doped Youth, Love Madness, The Burning Question
Year -- 1936
Political focus -- THE anti-marijuana movie
Stars -- Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White, Carleton Young
Plotline -- "Cautionary tale features a fictionalized and highly exaggerated take on the use of
marijuana. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by
holding wild parties with jazz music."
Rated -- Unrated
Name -- The Stranger
Year -- 1946
Political focus -- post-WWII Nazi hunting
Stars -- Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles
Plotline -- "An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous
Nazi."
Rated -- Unrated
Name -- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Year -- 1943
Political focus -- Classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle character, Sherlock Holmes, brought to fight the
Nazis in WWII.
Stars -- Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Kaaren Verne, William Post Jr., Dennis Hoey
Plotline -- Working for the British government, Sherlock Holmes manages to spirit Dr. Franz Tobel out
of Switzerland and into England before the GESTAPO are able to get to him. Tobel has devised an immensely
accurate bomb site and while he is willing to make it available to the Allies, he insists on manufacturing
it himself. Soon however, he vanishes and it is left to Homes, assisted bu the bumbling Dr. Watson, to
decipher a coded message he left behind. Holmes soon realizes that he is up against his old nemesis,
Professor Moriarty.
Rated -- Unrated
Also included with this DVD is the classic Hitchcock movie The Man Who Knew Too Much. From
1934, it'd be a stretch to really claim this to be a political propaganda movie. It is definitely
political, and it's interesting that Peter Lorre had just escaped Nazi Germany to make this movie, hadn't
even learned English yet, but was playing the German villain.
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