a ‘fake’ jig in 1940 to discredit the infamous
Toronto. My good friend, George Dunbar, spotted this 1947 ad by Kodak portraying Mr Hitler dancing an inappropriate jig in 1940 during the fall of France. George high-lighted one line in the advertisement which proclaimed, “with unique reality and objectivity”.
Perhaps unbeknownst to the ad editor, the picture selected and the story about the dance was based on a fake bit of artistic looping of movie film by Scottish-Canadian John Grierson in England. The story of the loop was uncovered again recently by Dr. Joseph Coohill, AKA, “Professor Buzzkill” in a British podcast and text message called, “The Hitler Jig“.
Summing up this story, George writes,”I thought this 1947 Kodak ad in [the May] American Cinematographer was unique. Particularly in view of the propaganda manipulation that Grierson accomplished in 1940. The ad’s text is ironic … I doubt that Kodak was aware in 1947.”
