Review – Confessions of a Nazi Spy

This picture bears an uncanny resemblance to the likes of Reefer Madness, only with less pot and more Nazis. Even prior to the start of U.S. involvement in World War Two, the threat posed by Hitler and his minions was obvious to FDR and his buddies at Warner Brothers. Hence this piece of ham-handed propaganda pitting the FBI – headed by Edward G. Robinson – against the jack-booted menace from abroad. The portrayal of “social clubs” like the German-American Bund as hotbeds of treason was controversial at the time, but of course history vindicated the Warners. The production is entertaining simply because it’s fun to watch this sort of jingoistic fear-mongering directed at someone who actually has it coming. Mildly amusing