Make Mine Freedom (1948)

Directed by

William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Genre

animation

Country

United States

Runtime

9 min

Rated

G

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1948 animated short warns against the dangers of communism by presenting a satirical version of life under collectivism. It contrasts that with the virtues of American free enterprise.

satiricalpreachyinstructionaldatedpolemicalpropagandisticfast-pacedpatriotic

What happens

Make Mine Freedom is a 1948 American animated anti-communist propaganda cartoon created by John Sutherland Productions for the Extension Department of Harding College (now Harding University). Financed with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the cartoon was the first in a series of pro-free enterprise films produced by Sutherland for Harding. The cartoon depicts a satire of perceived life under collectivist ideology. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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