Cholly Polly

I started watching this cartoon about 1952 when I was 7 or 8 years old. My Dad had a 8mm copy along with a neat old projector. The film had no sound and was captioned so I must have been able to read at that time. We watched this cartoon many, many times. I never tired of it. A few years ago I started looking for it on the internet, hit or miss. But yesterday I must have just hit the right search criteria that it jumped out at me. I was amazed at hearing the cartoon as a talkie. The sound was a little garbled but it was clear what was being said. It is amazing that in late 1942 they already knew so much about how hitlers thugs operated. The lesson, some may call propaganda and it was, was clearly shown. So much so that a kid like me understood the dark side of humanity. WWII was a recent event in my life. I had 4 Uncles who served. My Uncle Bill's Wife's Brother was killed early in the conflict. I spent 26 + years in the U.S. Coast Guard and always kept the message of this cartoon in mind. Occasionally people would act out this cartoon in real life and I stayed clear of them. Even today 60+ years later I still come in contact with people who meet the same MO. To make a short story long. I liked the cartoon then and like it even more now. With aging it nice to see my long term memory still functions kind of normal. There is nothing I didn't like about this cartoon. I recommend the cartoon to any parent with Children. And for any Children who have parents.