Hell-Bent for Election (1944)

Directed by

Chuck Jones

Genre

propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

13 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a 13-minute animated short from 1944 that encourages voters to re-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. It uses cartoon characters and a straightforward story to make its political point.

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What happens

Hell-Bent For Election is a 1944 two-reel (thirteen minute) animated cartoon short subject film. The short was one of the first major films from United Productions of America (then known as "Industrial Films"), which would go on to become the most influential animation studio of the 1950s. As UPA did not have a full staff or a studio location until the late 1940s, this film was made in animator Zack Schwartz's apartment with the help of moonlighters from various local Hollywood animation studios. Among the moonlighters was Chuck Jones, who directed the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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