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German anti-American propaganda film

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1992.258.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0782 | Film ID: 317

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    German anti-American propaganda film

    Overview

    Description
    Eleanor Roosevelt momentarily shown as fashion model. Narrator claims she personally propagated "swing." Narrator makes fun of "inferior" Black American's swing music and dancing and its cultural acceptance among whites. Jitterbugging, swing, and endurance dancing shown. Black baptism in river seen closeup. 02:03:08 Max Ernst and cubist and surrealistic "degenerate art," FDR speaks, and rabbis watch as Jewish War Veterans march. Baptism in river, pro-wrestling match, women wrestling, mud wrestling, and man jumps to death from building.
    Duration
    00:07:49
    Date
    Production:  1942
    Locale
    United States
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Genre/Form
    Propaganda.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    02:01:08:00 to 02:08:57:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 317 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 317 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 317 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 317 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 317 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 317 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 317 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 317 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesarchiv.
    Conditions on Use
    Researchers who wish to use this footage should contact the Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv at filmbenutzung@bundesarchiv.de to sign a release, or submit the online request form at: https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Content/Downloads/request-for-use-av-material.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in October 1992. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
    Note
    The Bundesarchiv/Transit number for this film is 49.
    Copied From
    35mm DNC (P); b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1096
    Source Archive Number: 242 MID 3158 R2
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:54:44
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    https:​/​/collections.ushmm.org​/search​/catalog​/irn1000578

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