Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

  • Born: 1903-11-12
  • Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
  • Extended Reading
    • Guiseppe 2022-03-22 09:01:21

      Excerpts from the closing speech

      Unfortunately, I don't want to be emperor, that's not what I do. I neither want to rule anyone nor conquer anyone. If possible, I would love to help all people, Jewish and non-Jewish, black and white. We all need to help each other. That's how it should be. We should build our lives on the...

    • Jaleel 2022-03-15 09:01:02

      Fight For Liberty

      I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor. That's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. Unfortunately, I don't want to be emperor, that's not what I do. I neither want to rule anyone nor conquer...

    • Keshaun 2021-10-22 14:40:14

      [The Great Dictator] is a model of political film. It first entertained everyone with light-hearted action comedy and pungent political satire, and then preached to the audience with strong humanistic discourse in the end, calling on them to unite. Chaplin split his role as a tramp into two, which perfectly proved that the realization of power requires words. How pantomimely funny the little Jewish barber is, the evil Henkel knew how to use bird language to incite hatred. The end of the film is a pessimistic testimony: only those who stand on the pinnacle of power can speak. Suddenly the sane ruler issued a call to unite all mankind. When you look at the expression of the heroine, it is clear that you have heard the coming of the Messiah.

    • Aliza 2022-03-24 09:01:24

      The first Chaplin sound film I watched, the usual black humor was used to Hitler in every possible way this time, and there was always a beautiful "Zhuo girl" as the heroine, who played two roles by one person. The two lines are interspersed smoothly, and the final speech is hailed as one of the greatest speeches in film history.

    The Great Dictator quotes

    • Mr. Jaeckel: Why worry? With the taxes, the government will soon take it away from him.

    • Tomanian Storm TrooperStorm Trooper Stealing FruitStorm TrooperStorm TrooperStorm Trooper Officer: [singing] Arya, Arya, Arya, Arya, Aryan! And Kings go marching by!