"Twenty-Four Hours in Tyrantland" (1959): Specially produced film for the Treasury Department in which the cast of "Father Knows Best" demonstrates how awful it would be to live under an oppressive regime. Note to copyright lawyers who would seek to have this video removed: Twenty-Four Hours in Tyrantland" was produced for the government as a public service and therefore is public domain.
FATHER KNOWS BEST: Twenty-Four Hours in Tyrantland
Produced for the US Department of Treasury with all production costs paid for by the AFL-CIO.
Actors and staff contributed their talents.
Produced at Screen Gems in Hollywood.
CAST:
Jim Anderson...Robert Young
Margaret Anderson...Jane Wyatt
Betty...Elinor Donahue
Bud...Billy Gray
Kathy...Lauren Chapin
Claude...Jimmy Bates
Mr. Messner...Charles Watts
Directed by Peter Tewksbury
Written by Roswell Rogers
Produced by Eugene B. Rodney
A Rodney/Young Production
