The read
It runs a compact 11m.
Synopsis
Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It targets a perceived threat to democracy from board room and soapbox fascists who advocated a government based upon contemporaneous European models.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques TourneurDirector
- Joseph ShermanScreenplay
Cast
- John NesbittNarrator (voice)
- Clem BevansCurdleface (uncredited)
- Joe DevlinBartender (uncredited)
- Robert DudleyShopkeeper (uncredited)
- Albert RussellAbraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Themes
democracy