Is Hell-Bent for Election worth watching?
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 56 (IMDb 5.9).
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."
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July 1, 1944 · 13 min · NR
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3 questions, like "Is Hell-Bent for Election worth watching?"
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 56 (IMDb 5.9).
Yes: the humor is mostly satire (8 of 10) and sharp wit (6 of 10).
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 3 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.