Movie Settings Database

Hell-Bent for Election

When:

The 1940s

A full-blown re-election piece for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the expense of Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey. Roosevelt is depicted as a streamlined diesel express train in a race against Dewey, a worn-out steam train. The public is admonished to "get behind the president and stay the course to victory."

Released in 1944 — 13 minutes

Genres:

Animation Family Comedy

Language:

English