Freedom and You (1962) aka Red Nightmare Clip

This film, Freedom and You was also known as Red Nightmare. Jerry Donavon (Jack Kelly) takes his freedom for granted. So, Jack Webb shows up and casts a magic spell, which causes Jerry to have a dream about what it would be like to live in a communist society. In fact, you could even say that Jack Webb gives Jerry a red nightmare!

So, there’s two ways to review this film. We can either debate the film’s politics and get into a big discussion about economics and policy. Or, we can simply enjoy it for what it is, a histrionic but sincere time capsule of what was going on in the psyche of 1962 America. Though made for the Department of Defense, it was shown on American television on Jack Webb's GE True in 1962 and as an educational film to American schools under the Red Nightmare title.

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