Are We Civilized?

Are We Civilized?
Directed by	Edwin Carewe
Written by	Harold Sherman (writer)
Produced by	Edwin Carewe (producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Al Green Leon Shamroy
Edited by
Music by
Production company	Raspin Productions
Distributed by	Raspin Productions
Release date	June 6th, 1934
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Are We Civilized? is an independently released 1934 pre-Code American social problem film directed by Edwin Carewe which constituted a veiled attack on Adolf Hitler.^[1] The film was given a negative review by Time magazine upon its release.^[2] Footage of dinosaurs in the film are recycled from the 1918 Willis H. O'Brien's film The Ghost of Slumber Mountain.

Plot summary[]

Paul is a European. He served in the army in the Great War. He emigrated to the USA. One day he returns to Europe and talks of freedom and liberty. The authorities (clearly based on German Nazis but unnamed) come down on him. It is their duty to spread racism and religious hatred. Paul gives the speech of a lifetime set against an epic series of films spread across the history of mankind.

Cast[]

• William Farnum as Paul Franklin, Sr.
• Anita Louise as Norma Bockner
• Frank McGlynn Sr. as Abraham Lincoln, Felix Bockner
• LeRoy Mason as Paul Franklin Jr.
• Oscar Apfel as Dr. Leonard Gear
• Stuart Holmes as Col. Salter
• as Moses
• as Buddha
• as Confucius
• as Caesar
• as Christ
• as Mohammed
• as Christopher Columbus
• Aaron Edwards as George Washington
• William Humphrey as Napoleon

Notes[]

References[]

• Doherty, Thomas Patrick. Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema 1930-1934. New York: Columbia University Press 1999. ISBN 0-231-11094-4

External links[]

• Are We Civilized? at IMDb
• Are We Civilized? is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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