Radio: Good Night, Adolf

In the fourth war front, radio propaganda, anything goes. From France refugee Cinema Director Max Ophuls has been conducting a vicious, satirical aerial bombardment of Germany. Ophuls' barrage, according to Variety last week, is directed specifically for the Führer's ears. Against a background of soft music and the monotonous ticking of a metronome, a voice drones:

"We know you suffer from insomnia, Mr. Chancellor. That is really too bad. You must surely know that one of the best and tried methods is to count. Do you want to try out a system with us?

"One, two, three countries assassinated . . ....

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