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A man who has taken his freedom for granted wakes up one morning to find out that the Communists have taken over America. | add synopsisUser Comments:
The reds are coming! Hide your daughters! moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Jack Kelly | ... | Jerry Donavan |
| Jeanne Cooper | ... | Helen Donavan |
 | Peter Brown | ... | Bill Martin |
| Pat Woodell | ... | Linda Donavan (as Patricia Woodell) |
| Andrew Duggan | ... | Judge |
| Peter Breck | ... | Russian Officer |
| Robert Conrad | ... | Pete |
| Mike Road | ... | Prosecutor |
 | Jack Webb | ... | On-Camera Narrator |
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Freedom and You (USA) (working title)The Commies Are Coming, the Commies Are Coming (USA) (video title)
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Red Nightmare (1962) was a government promo film produced by narrator Jack Webb. It was made to scare the populous and to encourage young men to join the fight against terrorism. Today this movie is nothing more than a reminder about how scared the government actually was of the "reds" and their ideology. The short plays out like a badly written and acted version of a Twilight Zone episode. The acting ranges from hammy to wooden at times. It pretty silly at times and if you're in the mood a great watch.
What's even scarier is if you ever get a chance to watch this propaganda piece, just place the word terrorists instead of communists. In some ways this movie can still be used and made today (with some obvious tweaking of course). A sad reminder of what times we lived in during the red scare days of the early 50's to late 60's (but the "threat" never faded away until the late 80's). Oh well, it's a fun watch for those who like to "relive the days of yesteryear!"
Recommend for historical purposes.