The Hoaxters

US (1952): Documentary

The hoaxters of the title, who are compared to carnival snake-oil salesmen, promote totalitarian ideas, including fascism, Naziism, and communism. After a review of the fall of fascism and Naziism resulting from World War II, the film presents a short history of Russian communism and warns of its dangers to the American way of life. Voice-overs feature Marilyn Erskine, Howard Keel, George Murphy, Walter Pidgeon, Dore Schary, Barry Sullivan, Robert Taylor and James Whitmore. Written and associate produced by Herman Hoffman. (David Glagovsky, IMDb)


· Documentary (Features) 1952: M-G-M; Dore Schary, producer

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