Hell-Bent for Election

Hell-Bent for Election (1944)

July 1st, 19440h 13min

Animation, Comedy
53%

Overview

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."


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