Don't Talk (1942)

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

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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