Hell-Bent for Election

Hell-Bent for Election

1944
13min

A full-blown re-election piece for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the expense of Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey. Roosevelt is depicted as a streamlined diesel express train in a race against Dewey, a worn-out steam train. The public is admonished to "get behind the president and stay the course to victory."

Hell-Bent for Election

Storyline

A full-blown re-election piece for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the expense of Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey. Roosevelt is depicted as a streamlined diesel express train in a race against Dewey, a worn-out steam train. The public is admonished to "get behind the president and stay the course to victory."
    Released
    July 1944
    Runtime
    13min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    United Auto Workers, United Productions of America (UPA)
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