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Vincent Fotre (writer)
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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 synopsis
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Cast

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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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Also Known As:
Freedom and You (USA) (working title)
The Commies Are Coming, the Commies Are Coming (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
29 min | USA:60 min (video compilation)
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The Mentality May Be '50's, but the Make Is '60's, 13 November 1999
Author: W.B. from New York City, New York, USA

Looking back today, it's still hard to believe that as late as 1962 we'd be seeing propaganda films like this. But then, this was made around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, so in that sense it figures. But in a way, one can see why some people would believe (as many reference books have claimed) that this piece came out in or around 1957, since the '50's were the height of anti-Communist hysteria in America, although Mr. Webb's necktie and jacket lapels were far too narrow for that year, more appropriate for the early '60's. Another key that this was a 1962 piece, if nothing else, was the presence of a young actress who within a year would go on to become the first Bobbie Jo Bradley on "Petticoat Junction", Pat (billed here as Patricia) Woodell. The year this was filmed, she also put in guest shots on some Warner Bros.-produced shows such as "Hawaiian Eye" (whose star, Robert Conrad, also appeared here) and "The Gallant Men", being at the time she was under contract to that studio.

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