Red Nightmare (1962)

Jack Webb (Dragnet) plays a Rod Serling-like role as he introduces us to Jerry Donovan -- an average guy who shrugs off his inconvenient, civic responsibilities. Jerry "wakes up" in a communist-controlled town, where he's the only American left. This film was produced for the Defense Department by studio mogul Jack L Warner and stars many Warner Brothers stock actors -- including Jack Kelly (Maverick), Robert Conrad (Wild Wild West) and Andrew Duggan. At the time, Jack L. Warner was very staunch anti-Communist, even though he released a pro-Communist feature film, Mission to Moscow, in 1943.

Producer: Department of Defense / Warner Brothers

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[mynie]

So...

Militarily armed police can enter your house at any time, without a warrant?

Labor unions are dead, and workers are held to horrible productivity standards

Any hint of dissent is reported to proper authorities for punishment.

Shit... we all really should have listened to Jack Webb.

[shananagans5]

Thx for taking the time & making the effort to share these films with everyone Shaggy. You sure have some real gems from the 40s & 50s.

[Kate Greene]

"Everything on this table is as *phony* as this town..."

[NEWTVIC]

wow this is great- I saw this in high school- funny I just noticed all the TV stars in this movie- thanks for posting

[erenberg]

Nothing has changed.American propagandist rubbish against the Soviet Union and anything Communist,designed to spread fear among the American people,today its just the same re China,Cuba,North Korea,in truth all peace loving Nations.Take no notice of the Ultra Right Wing Capitalist propaganda,They are the people we should fear.

[MsSpitfire4ever]

This film was made in Sandy Hook Ct...hmmm

[Bat Masterson]

Thank God it's Friday!

[UPHadmin]

01:00 Apple pie? Apple pie was invented by a man from London, so that town is as American as London (not even close to America).

[UPHadmin]

Communism - slowly turns into anarchy. Russian communism - slowly dissolves. Fascism - The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. The few slowly morph into the many, which in turn dissolves into anarchy. No government will last forever. And don't say shit like "What about two leaders?" because that won't work either. If you don't believe me, you should read Animal Farm. If you would like to hear more, message me. This info was posted on Red Nightmare (1962).

[UPHadmin]

While we still have a choice to vote on who runs this country, we don't have a choice on EVERY thing that happens, like we once did. If we think about this hard enough, we might end up knowing too much. Then we will turn into the Soviet Union, and everyone will be sent to Siberia (like they did in the USSR). No type of government will function forever. Sometimes, we need a change. Democracy - riots, civil unrest. Republic - gradual loss of rights, civil unrest. Continued on post 6.

[UPHadmin]

We once believed that we should be free to make our own choices, be free to choose our own religion, and also free to do whatever we want, so long as it doesn't collide with a written set of laws that we ALL chose to set. Now, this has completely changed (What happened to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's life is essentially what happened to what we once believed). Now, we are forced into changes we don't want, we wage religious wars, and only some choose the laws WE ALL have to follow.Cont'd Post 5

[UPHadmin]

As a matter of fact, people who hate God doubt his existence, or they just choose not to believe. Homosexuality isn't bad, it is socially misconstrued because "If you can't reproduce, then you can't love". I, personally am not a homosexual, but I choose to believe that if you want to love someone of the same sex, that is fine. It's funny, really. The US was sort of built on everything we hate now (excluding homosexuality). This info continues into my fourth post.