HITLER GANG, THE

Item Overview

Title

HITLER GANG, THE

Uniform title

Hitler Gang, The (Motion picture)

Photographer

Schafer, A.L. Whitey

Director

Farrow, John, $d 1904-1963

Producer

Paramount Pictures Corporation
De Sylva, B. G. $q (Buddy Gard), $d 1896-1950

Date Created

[between October, 1943 and March, 1944]

Date

1943-10-28/1944-03-06

Language

English

Collection

Motion Picture Stills, 1903-

Notes

Caption

Typed text from back of photograph: Ex-Hoofer Plays Hitler-- One of the outstanding motion picture characterizations of 1944 was given by Robert Watson, the former song and dance vaudeville performer. He portrayed Adolf Hitler in Paramount's documentary feature, "The Hitler Gang"[encircled in handwritten blue ink]. winning the plaudits of the critics and the fans for the remarkable verisimilitude of the Hollywood copy to the original Fuehrer. He was selected to portray Hitler after twenty other players, including several top-ranking stars, had been tested for "the most unpopular role of the year."
Copyright 1944, Paramount Pictures, Inc. Permission granted for Newspaper and Magazine Reproduction. (Made in U.S.A.)
Handwritten in blue ink text from back of photograph: MPS-679-P2905-C21
Stamped in black ink text from back of photograph: Theater Arts Library
Stamped in purple ink text from back of photograph: Photo ByA. L. Whitey Schafer

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Dimensions

8 x 10 in.

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Resource type

still image