Hell Bent For Election.
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Animated cartoon political propaganda for the reelection of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944, featuring the special song, "We've got to get out & vote".
The film is an allegorical campaign film, designed to inspire viewers to register and to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Democratic Party candidate is depicted as a modern streamlined steam train engine, the "Win the War Special", pulling a high-speed freight train of war materiel. Republican opponent Thomas E. Dewey is shown as an old creaky steam train. The conflict in the film centers on Joe, a railroad switch operator who represents the American voting public.
The film is an allegorical campaign film, designed to inspire viewers to register and to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Democratic Party candidate is depicted as a modern streamlined steam train engine, the "Win the War Special", pulling a high-speed freight train of war materiel. Republican opponent Thomas E. Dewey is shown as an old creaky steam train. The conflict in the film centers on Joe, a railroad switch operator who represents the American voting public.
Credits
Chuck Jones (1912–2002); Stephen Bosustow (1911–1981); Robert Lees (1912–2004); Zack Schwartz; Earl Robinson (1910–1991); United Productions of America; Industrial Films; Blackhawk Films; International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; Hellbent for election
Complete catalog record
HELL BENT FOR ELECTION. c1944. 1 reel, color. Appl. author: Robert Lees. © Industrial Films; 11Jul44; MP15509.
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, length, genre, catalog record
- Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, creator, length, format, sound, description, catalog record
- BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits
- Wikidata · Q12124745 ↗ — country
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