

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
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.