I know Charlie Chaplin produced a "talkie" comedy 'The great Dictator' in the thirties. But serious publications seem understandably scant. Looking for material critical of Hitler before 1939.

Not sure about biographies but check out Germans like Ernst Toller, Walter Fabien and the writers/journalists/activists they hung out with. Can't remember if Martha Gellhorn ever wrote about Hitler pre war.

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3rd Party Biographies critical of Hitler that were published before the Second World War

02-10-2022 3:26pm

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I know Charlie Chaplin produced a "talkie" comedy 'The great Dictator' in the thirties.
But serious publications seem understandably scant.
Looking for material critical of Hitler before 1939.

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#1 02-10-2022 3:41pm

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Not sure about biographies but check out Germans like Ernst Toller, Walter Fabien and the writers/journalists/activists they hung out with.
Can't remember if Martha Gellhorn ever wrote about Hitler pre war.

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#2 02-10-2022 3:32pm

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Konrad Heiden from the mid/late 30's springs to mind.
There were also prior to 1933 plenty of newspapers that gave ink to Anti-Hitler stories.

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Ya newspapers would be the best bet.

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From Western sources, two major figures who would have had an early negative opinion of Hitler and published articles would be William L. Shirer and Winston Churchill.

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