Schichlegruber Doing the Lambeth Walk
Schichlegruber - Doing the Lambeth Walk is a 1942 short propaganda film by Charles A. Ridley of the UK Ministry of Information.[1] It consists of edited existing footage taken from Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will to make it appear as if they were dancing to the dance style The Lambeth Walk.[1]
The film was distributed uncredited to newsreel companies.[1]
Alternative titles
The film has many alternative titles:
- Hoch der Lambeth Valk[2]
- Germany Calling[2]
- Hitler Assumes Command[2]
- Lambeth Walk[2]
- Hoch Der Lambeth Walk[2]
- Hoch der Lambeth Valk: A Laugh-Time Interlude[2]
- Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style[2]
- Hitler Doing the Lambeth Walk[2]
- Schichlegruber - Doing the Lambeth Walk[2]
- Gen. Adolf Takes Over[3]
Background
The Lambeth Walk was becoming popular in Berlin.[1] In a speech that achieved attention in 1939, a speech about "revolution of private life" (one of the next big tasks of National Socialism in Germany), a member of the Nazi Party declared it "Jewish mischief and animalistic hopping".[1]
Reception
The film reportedly enraged Joseph Goebbels to the degree that he ran out of the screening room kicking chairs and screaming profanities.[1][clarification needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Adam Green. "Lambeth Walk – Nazi Style (1942)", Open Knowledge Foundation, 20 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Schichlegruber - Doing the Lambeth Walk (1941) Release Info", imdb.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ The short film Gen. Adolf Takes Over is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
External links
- "Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style" on YouTube
- The short film Gen. Adolf Takes Over is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.