Animation ·Comedy · United States of America · 1944 · 13m

Hell-Bent for Election

Hell-Bent for Election poster
Director
Chuck Jones
Cast
Marvin Miller as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Lees — Writer Stephen Bosustow — Producer Zack Schwartz — Production Design
Synopsis

A full-blown re-election piece for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the expense of Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey. Roosevelt is depicted as a streamlined diesel express train in a race against Dewey, a worn-out steam train. The public is admonished to "get behind the president and stay the course to victory."

Mood & Themes
politicslabor union
Key Collaborators
Chuck Jones Director Robert Lees Writer Stephen Bosustow Producer Zack Schwartz Production Design
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