{"id":35756,"date":"2016-01-13T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T17:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35756"},"modified":"2021-01-19T11:45:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T18:45:03","slug":"hitlers-children-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35756","title":{"rendered":"Hitler&#8217;s Children (1943)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It wouldn&#8217;t be our child &#8212; it would be Hitler&#8217;s, just another child to die for the state!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-35757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Poster.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA German-born American (Bonita Granville) working with the director (Kent Smith) of an American School in Hitler-led Germany is heartbroken when her boyfriend (Tim Holt) becomes a Nazi officer &#8212; but she refuses to swear allegiance to the government even when she&#8217;s at risk of being forcibly sterilized.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bonita Granville Films<\/li>\n<li>Edward Dmytryk Films<\/li>\n<li>Hans Conried Films<\/li>\n<li>Nazis<\/li>\n<li>Resistance Fighters<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis WWII-era propaganda film about the indoctrination of German youth during Hitler&#8217;s reign (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0034856\/trivia?item=tr1062090\">one of only a handful of titles made at the time including the name &#8220;Hitler&#8221;<\/a>) was meant to be simply a B-level exploitation flick, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0034856\/trivia?item=tr0623188\">ended up as RKO Studios&#8217; highest grossing film<\/a> of all time, surpassing even the earnings from <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5118\"><em>Top Hat<\/em> (1935)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43687\"><em>King Kong<\/em> (1933)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29818\"><em>Little Women<\/em> (1933)<\/a>. Surprisingly, the film feels almost as fresh and horrifying today as it must have been back in 1943, when America was in the thick of a world war and just beginning to learn about the true horrors of the Nazi Regime; it&#8217;s still shocking to see Nazi officers casually strolling around a special breeding camp designed to house unwed young women whose job was simply to produce Aryan children for the Third Reich. Granville is a refreshingly plucky heroine:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Granville.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Granville.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Granville.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Granville-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Granville-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Granville-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; thankfully putting her innate determination and grit to much better use than in her most (in)famous role as bad-seed Mary Tilford in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35744\"><em>These Three<\/em> (1936)<\/a>; and Holt is suitably stoic as her conflicted lover. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Holt.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Holt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Holt.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Holt-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Holt-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Holt-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only at one point does the film&#8217;s studio-bound nature betray the drama, as Holt interrupts Granville&#8217;s public flogging at a concentration camp and the two are &#8220;allowed&#8221; to gaze into each other&#8217;s eyes while the world around them apparently stops completely (why not show them being pulled violently apart while feverishly shouting their love out to one another?). Regardless, all film fanatics will likely be curious to check out this historically relevant flick, which hold up surprisingly well today. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography2-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Cinematography2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A refreshingly frank (for the time) depiction of some of Hitler&#8217;s many horrors<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Sterilization.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Sterilization.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Sterilization.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Sterilization-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hitlers-Children-Sterilization-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical relevance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0034856\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1943\/02\/25\/archives\/hitlers-children-fictionized-version-of-education-for-death-makes.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/78147\/hitlers-children#articles-reviews?articleId=323\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It wouldn&#8217;t be our child &#8212; it would be Hitler&#8217;s, just another child to die for the state!&#8221; Synopsis: A German-born American (Bonita Granville) working with the director (Kent Smith) of an American School in Hitler-led Germany is heartbroken when her boyfriend (Tim Holt) becomes a Nazi officer &#8212; but she refuses to swear allegiance to the government even when she&#8217;s at risk of being forcibly sterilized. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bonita Granville Films Edward Dmytryk Films Hans Conried&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35756\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35756"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64468,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35756\/revisions\/64468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}