This rarely seen, fanciful short about American consumer culture, made for MGM's short film unit, drew unfortunate attention to emerging director Cy Endfield. Depicting a satanic business tycoon cozily assuring Adolf Hitler that rampant consumption and inflation will cripple America, the film was quickly withdrawn from distribution.
35mm, b/w, 17 min. Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Distribution: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Director: Cy Endfield (as Cyril Endfield). Based on a story by E. Maurice Adler and Julian Harmon. Screenwriter: Gene Piller, Michael Simmons. Cinematographer: Henry Sharp. Editor: Adrienne Fazan. Composer: David Raksin, Max Terr. With: Edward Arnold, Stephen McNally, Esther Williams, Vicky Lane.
