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Hitler--Dead or Alive

  • 19421942
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 10m
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4.8/10
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Ward Bond, Paul Fix, Warren Hymer, Fay Wall, Dorothy Tree, and Bobby Watson in Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)
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A team of ex-con bounty hunters go to Germany in search of Hitler. If they can find him, a million dollar reward is to be paid to them.A team of ex-con bounty hunters go to Germany in search of Hitler. If they can find him, a million dollar reward is to be paid to them.A team of ex-con bounty hunters go to Germany in search of Hitler. If they can find him, a million dollar reward is to be paid to them.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
344
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  • Director
    • Nick Grinde
  • Writers
    • Sam Neuman(original story by)
    • Karl Brown(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Ward Bond
    • Dorothy Tree
    • Warren Hymer
  • Director
    • Nick Grinde
  • Writers
    • Sam Neuman(original story by)
    • Karl Brown(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Ward Bond
    • Dorothy Tree
    • Warren Hymer
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    • 21User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Ward Bond, Felix Basch, and Bobby Watson in Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)
    Ward Bond, Felix Basch, Dorothy Tree, and Bobby Watson in Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)
    Ward Bond, Paul Fix, and Warren Hymer in Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)
    Ward Bond, Felix Basch, Bruce Edwards, Paul Fix, and Warren Hymer in Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)

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    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • Steve Maschick
    Dorothy Tree
    Dorothy Tree
    • Else von Brandt
    Warren Hymer
    Warren Hymer
    • Hans 'Dutch' Havermann
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Joe 'The Book' Conway
    Russell Hicks
    Russell Hicks
    • Samuel Thornton
    Bruce Edwards
    Bruce Edwards
    • Johnny Stevens
    Felix Basch
    • Col. Hecht
    Bobby Watson
    Bobby Watson
    • Adolf Hitler
    • (as Bob Watson)
    Frederick Giermann
    • Meyer
    Kenneth Harlan
    Kenneth Harlan
    • Cutler
    Fay Wall
    Fay Wall
    • Greta
    • (as Faye Wall)
    Eddie Coke
    • Jimmy
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Gardner
    • Lou
    • (uncredited)
    Myra Marsh
    • Miss Grange
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Rowland
    Henry Rowland
    • Col. Hecht's Subordinate
    • (uncredited)
    George Sorel
    • Capt. Kuhr
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Wayne
    Billy Wayne
    • Paratroop Capt. Tanner
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nick Grinde
    • Writers
      • Sam Neuman(original story by) (screenplay by)
      • Karl Brown(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      This film represents one of a small handful of American films which featured the word Hitler or Hitler's, and both referencing Adolf Hitler, in their titles and were ones made around the time of the Second World War. The other films include Hitlerin lapset (1943); Hitler's Madman (1943) aka Hitler's Hangman; Hitler & kumpp. (1944) aka Hitler & Co.; the documentary short, Hitler Lives (1945); The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943); Hitler's Women aka Naisia orjuudessa (1943); the comic short, The Devil with Hitler (1942) and Hitler: Beast of Berlin (1939).
    • Goofs
      The enormous swastika on the banner hanging on the wall of Colonel Hecht's office at Dachau is the wrong way round (as can be seen at a glance by comparing it with the swastika on Hecht's armband, both of which are frequently simultaneously visible within the same shot).
    • Quotes

      Samuel Thornton: Our enemies are the warlords and their followers, not just one person or one group. We must shatter the mailed fist forever... and silence their cry of blood and iron, with blood and iron.

    • Connections
      Edited into A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (2012)

    User reviews21

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    Worse Than Plan 9 From Outer Space???
    Three gangsters head for Nazi Germany to capture Adolph Hitler and claim a big monetary reward. With a lot of Fuherer imposter's, how would they find the "real" Hitler: Simple, he had a beer stein cut on his upper lip delivered during the famous Munich Beer Hall Putsch, and grew his trademark mustache to cover it up. All the boys had to do was keep shaving "Hitlers" until they found the real one with the scar. And how did they learn to speak German??? Simple: (in Ward Bond's words) "...from driving a beer truck in Milwaukee..." To everyone who tells me that "Plan 9 From Outer Space" was the worst film ever made, I simply reply: "You haven't seen 'Hitler: Dead or Alive." Watch it for laughs!
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    • donnielee46
    • Nov 7, 2004

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hitler: Dead or Alive
    • Filming locations
      • Fine Arts Studios - 4516 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Ben Judell
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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