Hitler – Dead or Alive
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| Directed by | Nick Grinde |
| Produced by | Ben Judell |
| Written by | Karl Brown |
| Screenplay by | Sam Neuman |
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| Music by | Leo Erdody |
| Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
| Edited by | Jack Dennis |
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Ben Judell Productions
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| Distributed by | Charles House |
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70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hitler – Dead or Alive is a 1942 American propaganda war film directed by Nick Grinde. The plot of Hitler – Dead or Alive was inspired by true events but takes a quasi-comic tone.
In 1939, during the early days of World War II, Samuel Thornton ((Russell Hicks)) a prominent American businessman offers a reward of one million dollars to bring Adolf Hitler to justice, dead or alive. He hires three gangster ex-convicts released from Alcatraz prison, Steve Maschick (Ward Bond), Hans "Dutch" Havermann (Warren Hymer) and Joe "The Book" Conway (Paul Fix).
The three join the Royal Canadian Air Force and hijack an aircraft flown by Johnny Stevens (Bruce Edwards) to enter German airspace. With Johnny joining them, the group pose as musicians to gain access to Hitler, (Bobby Watson). with the help of Else von Brandt (Dorothy Tree), the gangsters capture and quickly cut his hair and shave off his moustache as SS soldiers try to break the door in. When the SS manage to enter the room they fail to recognize their leader and drag all the men, including Hitler, outside to be shot.
A desperate Hitler makes a break for it and is shot by the SS officer in charge, who states disdainfully and ironically: "To think that Germany could produce a piece of filth like you." Steve makes a long patriotic speech while facing a firing squad.
Principal photography on Hitler – Dead or Alive began on August 6,1942 at Fine Arts Studios.
Film historian Alun Evans in Brassey's Guide to War Films, reviewed Hitler – Dead or Alive, comparing and contrasting it to other contemporary features, The Devil with Hitler, (1942), That Nazi Nuisance (1943) and The Hitler Gang (1944). He noted the earlier film was "... (a) Satirical farce about three ex-Alcatraz cons plotting to kill Hitler ..."
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