tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067223810188192016.post8668917624019080781..comments2024-02-18T05:50:31.072-05:00Comments on Linda Shenton Matchett: Wartime Wednesday: Charlie Chaplin and The Great DictatorLinda Matchetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921797723329487407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067223810188192016.post-45414213371124303202020-10-23T05:56:04.014-04:002020-10-23T05:56:04.014-04:00Thanks for stopping by. I also enjoyed Hogan's...Thanks for stopping by. I also enjoyed Hogan's Heroes because like the Great Dictator humor was used effectively to explore topics in a "safe" way. Did you know that the guy who played LeBeau had been in a Concentration Camp?Linda Matchetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921797723329487407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067223810188192016.post-42310577695327590622020-10-22T07:58:47.112-04:002020-10-22T07:58:47.112-04:00I saw "Great Dictator" years ago and I h...I saw "Great Dictator" years ago and I have a slightly different take on it. Making fun of you-know-who may have helped to shatter his image in the free world. But then I also enjoyed "Hogan's Heroes." Both pieces make the Nazis look stupid. I don't think they diminish the horror of what the Nazis did, but that's just me. <br />Charlie Chaplin was a genius. Acting, directing, doing music, producing. <br />kaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473317230010542909noreply@blogger.com