Fascinating, contradictory amalgam of H.G. Wells‘ Utopian liberal-fascist politics and William Cameron Menzies‘ brilliant production design. One of a kind epic accurately predicts World War II and offers up some amazingly cool retro-futuristic imagery. The first reel, especially, is killer. As always, you can find more commentary, more reviews, more podcasts, and more deep-dives into the films you don’t know you love yet over at the Trailers From Hell mothership: http://www.trailersfromhell.com