Underplayed Gems

Don't Talk (1942)

Don't Talk poster
Directed by
Joseph M. Newman
Genre
war film, propaganda film
Country
United States
Runtime
22 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This short film warns against the dangers of espionage on the home front during World War Two. It follows a man who accidentally reveals military secrets through casual conversation.

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What happens

Don't Talk is a 1942 American short propaganda film, produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Crime Does Not Pay series, about the dangers of homefront espionage in wartime. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 15th Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two-reel). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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