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elleng

(141,926 posts) Sat Jan 22, 2022, 01:11 AM Jan 2022

"Don't Be a Sucker" (1947) Reel America Preview

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"Don't Be a Sucker" (1947) Reel America Preview (Original Post) elleng Jan 2022 OP

Thanks elleng. FuzzyRabbit Jan 2022 #1

The problem is pressbox69 Jan 2022 #2

FuzzyRabbit

(2,217 posts)

1. Thanks elleng.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 02:03 AM

Jan 2022

Here is a link to the full 1947 version: https://archive.org/details/DontBeaS1947

pressbox69

(2,252 posts)

2. The problem is

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Sat Jan 22, 2022, 07:19 AM

Jan 2022

that these days the clown making the speech would be on Fox News and get lots of crowd support. The actor playing the racist speaker soon gave up acting and became a pro wrestling announcer so he knew all about putting over fakes. Steve Allen studied him when he became a pro wrestling announcer.

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