In the immediate aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor the
United States found itself involved in a war with Italy and Germany, as well as
the Japanese, who had attacked us at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. By early
1942 the propaganda machine was in full gear, and children’s cartoons were an
ideal place to begin.
In this cartoon, producer Leon Schlesinger has pulled out
all the stops in an effort to identify, and ridicule, the three dictators we
were facing on the battlefield. Melvin Millar wrote the script for this one
with a very deft hand and a wry sense of humor. He has pretty much captured the
personalities and quirks of the leaders of the Axis Powers in this funny; yet
somehow sad; depiction of human beings at their worst. Sometimes; and I hate to
say it; propaganda can be a good thing.
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