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Schichlegruber Doing the Lambeth Walk

Schichlegruber Doing the Lambeth Walk is a 1942 short propaganda film by Charles A. Ridley of the UK Ministry of Information.[1] It consists of edited existing footage taken from Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will to make it appear as if they were dancing to the dance style "The Lambeth Walk".[1]

The film was distributed uncredited to newsreel companies.[1]

Alternative titles

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The film has many alternative titles:

Background

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"The Lambeth Walk" was becoming popular in Berlin.[1] In a speech that achieved attention in 1939, a speech about "revolution of private life" (one of the next big tasks of National Socialism in Germany), a member of the Nazi Party declared it "Jewish mischief and animalistic hopping".[1]

The name "Schichlegruber" derives from Adolf Hitler's father Alois Hitler, who was illegitimate and originally named Alois Schicklgruber after his mother, Maria Schicklgruber.

Reception

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The film reportedly enraged Joseph Goebbels to the degree that he ran out of the screening room kicking chairs and screaming profanities.[1][clarification needed] Members of the Danish resistance would raid theatres and force the projectionists to show the film, among others.[5]

As a humorous mashup that satirizes its original footage, the film shares similarities to 21st-century remix culture, particularly that of the post-2006 YouTube poop.[6]

References

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  • ^ a b c d e f g h i "Schichlegruber - Doing the Lambeth Walk (1941) Release Info", imdb.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  • ^ The short film Gen. Adolf Takes Over is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
  • ^ "Germany Calling [Main Title]". IWM Film. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  • ^ Barnouw, Erik (1993). Documentary: A History of the Non-fiction Film. Oxford University Press. pp. 149–151. ISBN 978-0-19-507898-5.
  • ^ Coppa, Francesca (2022), "Introduction: Vidding and the Rise of Remix Culture", Vidding, A History, University of Michigan Press, pp. 1–22, doi:10.3998/mpub.10069132, ISBN 978-0-472-03852-7, JSTOR 10.3998/mpub.10069132, retrieved 2022-12-16
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