The Devil teams up with Hitler to wreck your wallet—1942's wildest economics lesson.
Acting
Edward Arnold's Devil chews propaganda like cheap cigars.
Direction
Cy Endfield's debut: Satan + Hitler = fiscal policy.
Production
Government-funded nightmare fuel with actual budget.
Director
Cy Endfield
Edward Arnold
The Devil
Stephen McNally
Joe Smith
Esther Williams
Mrs. Smith
Vicky Lane
Devil's Assistant
Hooper Atchley
Clothing Store Manager (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Woman in Close-Out Sale Montage (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Next Door Neighbor Who Begins Hoarding (uncredited)
Donald Curtis
Salesman (uncredited)
Howard Freeman
Radio Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Fred (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Paymaster (uncredited)
John Nesbitt
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
William Newell
Jerry the Man Wanting to Buy Car (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cy Endfield was blacklisted in the 1950s; this government-sponsored short became politically radioactive in his file.
Part of the 'Why We Fight' era—studios competed to prove patriotism through increasingly unhinged propaganda shorts.
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