Hell-Bent for Election (1944)

1944 · Animation · 13 min · dir. Chuck Jones

• Animation
• Comedy

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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."

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Details

Director

Chuck Jones

Writer

Robert Lees

Studio

United Auto Workers, United Productions of America

Released

1944-07-01

Running time

13 minutes

Cast & crew

• Chuck Jones Director
• Marvin Miller

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