Dictators or Democracy, 1939

This 1939 film contrasts totalitarian regimes with American democracy, featuring Soviet footage dubbed "Socialism -- Sugar-Coated for the Masses!" alongside clips of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Depression-era U.S. scenes—strikes, unemployment lines, riots, factories, bridge construction, public works, and sports—culminate in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership, framing democracy as resilient. Likely educational or propagandistic, it critiques dictatorships while touting New Deal progress.