Hitler – Dead or Alive
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| Directed by | Nick Grinde |
| Produced by | Ben Judell (producer) Herman E. Webber (associate producer) |
| Written by | Karl Brown (writer) Sam Neuman (screenplay and story) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Leo Erdody |
| Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
| Editing by | Jack Dennis |
| Release date(s) | 12 November 1942 |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hitler – Dead or Alive is a 1942 American film directed by Nick Grinde.
Plot summary
The plot of this film was inspired by true events. During the early stages of World War II a prominent American businessman offered a reward of one million dollars to bring Adolf Hitler to justice, dead or alive.[citation needed]Russell Hicks plays the part of the American businessman in this film who hires three gangster ex-convicts released from Alcatraz prison. The gangsters are played by Ward Bond, Warren Hymer and Paul Fix. The three join the Royal Canadian Air Force to enter Germany and pose as musicians to gain access to Hitler, played by Robert Watson. The gangsters quickly cut Hitler’s hair and shave off his mustache 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. The quasi-comic tone of the film turns dead serious at the end, as Bond makes a long patriotic speech while facing a firing squad.[1]
Cast
- Ward Bond as Steve Maschick
- Dorothy Tree as Else von Brandt
- Warren Hymer as Hans 'Dutch' Havermann
- Paul Fix as Joe 'The Book' Conway
- Russell Hicks as Samuel Thornton
- Bruce Edwards as Johnny Stevens
- Felix Basch as Col. Hecht
- Bobby Watson as Adolf Hitler
- Frederick Giermann as Meyer
- Kenneth Harlan as Cutler
- Fee Malten as Greta
Eddie Coke, Jack Gardner, Myra Marsh, Henry Rowland, George Sorel and Billy Wayne appear uncredited.
In other media
In November 2012, while being interviewed by Playboy magazine, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino admitted the inspiration for his film Inglourious Basterds came from Hitler - Dead or Alive. [2]
References
- ^ Hal Erickson, Allmovie Guide, http://www.allmovie.com/
- ^ http://www.playboy.com/playground/view/interview-quentin-tarantino
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hitler - Dead or Alive |
- Hitler – Dead or Alive at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Hitler – Dead or Alive at the Internet Movie Database
- Hitler – Dead or Alive is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
