Der kleine Gangsterkönig (1933)
69KDer kleine Gangsterkönig: Directed by Roy Del Ruth. With Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Helen Vinson, Russell Hopton. When Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society.
“See the earlier review about this episode as a bizarre premonition of the 2016 election. I swear my ears did a double-take at the beginning when Hobie came in and asked the saloon girl if the new visitor had a name, and she said u0026quot;Trump.u0026quot; Hobie thoughtfully replied u0026quot;I bet it fits…u0026quot; There were also a few other parallels not yet mentioned: u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe conman Trump alarms the populace with his tales of the outside threat, then literally tells them that he can u0026quot;build a wallu0026quot; to protect them. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAt another point, when Hobie questions his honesty, Trump threatens to sue him! (How often do people threaten to sue people in your average western?)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe media were mighty amused when it was recalled just after the election that The Simpsons once u0026quot;predictedu0026quot; President Trump. I think MeTV should get a copy of this episode of Trackdown over to The Daily Show asap.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn conclusion, letu0026#39;s appreciate the words of the local judge in this episode: u0026quot;When we were kids, we were all afraid of the dark. Then we grew up, and we werenu0026#39;t afraid anymore… itu0026#39;s funny how a Big Lie can make us all kids again.u0026quot;”
