Just caught the last half of this great MGM short on TCM. Well done little propaganda piece promoting the idea of immigrant Americans writing a postcard to their families and friends back in "the mother country" to tell them about life in America. Nothing pushy, just "tell them the truth about your life here" - with several famous immigrant actors giving variations on that message in their native tongue (with English subtitles) - i.e. Ricardo Montalban in Spanish, Zsa Zsa Gabor in Hungarian, etc.
Actually, it occurred to me after seeing this short that, with all of the increased tension lately between the west (especially US and Europe) and the Muslim world, more honest direct communication between ordinary human beings might not be a bad idea. Maybe this little cold war short still has something to teach us. (And, it would make a great addition to a DVD box set of these great old short subjects that most of the studios used to make back in the 1930s-50s)
Actually, it occurred to me after seeing this short that, with all of the increased tension lately between the west (especially US and Europe) and the Muslim world, more honest direct communication between ordinary human beings might not be a bad idea. Maybe this little cold war short still has something to teach us. (And, it would make a great addition to a DVD box set of these great old short subjects that most of the studios used to make back in the 1930s-50s)