The Commies Are Coming, the Commies Are Coming

The Commies are Coming, the Commies are Coming (1957) is the name of a 1985 video release of Red Nightmare by Rhino Video. The film's original title was Armed Forces Information Film (AFIF) 120 Freedom and You that was released to American television and as an educational film to American schools under the title Red Nightmare. The film is a Cold War-era drama short subject starring Jack Kelly and Jeanne Cooper. Red Nightmare was directed by Georg... more

The Commies are Coming, the Commies are Coming (1957) is the name of a 1985 video release of Red Nightmare by Rhino Video. The film's original title was Armed Forces Information Film (AFIF) 120 Freedom and You that was released to American television and as an educational film to American schools under the title Red Nightmare. The film is a Cold War-era drama short subject starring Jack Kelly and Jeanne Cooper. Red Nightmare was directed by George Waggner (The Wolf Man) and narrated by Jack Webb. Though made for the Department of Defense it was shown on American television on Jack Webb's GE True in 1962. A man takes his American freedoms for granted, until he wakes up one morning to find out that the United States Government has been replaced with a Communist system. The basis for this short film, narrated by Jack Webb, is the alleged Soviet re-creation of US communities for the purpose of training infiltrators, spies, and moles. The film begins in what looks like a typical American... less