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

The film has many alternative titles:

  • Hoch der Lambeth Valk[2]
  • Germany Calling[2]
  • Hitler Assumes Command[2]
  • Lambeth Walk[2]
  • Hoch Der Lambeth Walk[2]
  • Hoch der Lambeth Valk: A Laugh-Time Interlude[2]
  • Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style[2]
  • Hitler Doing the Lambeth Walk[2]
  • Schichlegruber - Doing the Lambeth Walk[2]
  • Gen. Adolf Takes Over[3]

Background

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]

Reception

The film reportedly enraged Joseph Goebbels to the degree that he ran out of the screening room kicking chairs and screaming profanities.[1]

References
  1. Adam Green. "Lambeth Walk – Nazi Style (1942)", Open Knowledge Foundation, 20 June 2012.
  2. "Schichlegruber - Doing the Lambeth Walk (1941) Release Info", imdb.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. The short film Gen. Adolf Takes Over is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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