Don't be a sucker.

Shows the techniques used by Hitler to divide people and makes a plea for Americans to be on guard against bigotry and scapegoating. The film uses mainly Hollywood sets and actors, e.g. Paul Lukas.


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A naturalized Hungarian immigrant, possibly a Holocaust survivor or escapee, warns Americans not to fall for similar demagogy propagated by U.S. racists and bigots. The Hungarian immigrant explains to him how such rhetoric allowed the Nazis to rise to power in Weimar Germany.
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Admonishes Americans that they will lose their country if they let fanaticism and hatred turn them into "suckers." "Let's forget about 'we' and 'they' -- let's think about us!" In the context of the emerging Cold War, this film appears paradoxical.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, length, format, sound, genre
  2. 3434 U.S. Government Films — title, year, creator, length, format, description, catalog record
  3. 16mm Filmography editors — creator, description, catalog record, video