This is uncannily prescient.

[trusty elf]

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50's portrayal of a conman named Trump who offers to save a town from destruction by building a wall.

[global1]

1. Where Did You Find This?...

Really? When did this first air? Is this the whole show or just a clip? I hope Rachel, Colbert or Seth shows this.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I agree! Yikes!

"Con man Trump" from the '50s!

[trusty elf]

4. I came across it on facebook.

The text at the beginning of the clip says that it aired in 1958. This is just excerpts from the show, called "Trackdown". I hadn't ever heard of it before this. Remarkably prescient!

[trusty elf]

5. I just sent it to Rachel.

[trusty elf]

3. "You're under arrest, Trump."

That's music to my ears ! ! ! !

[WePurrsevere]

6. That's definitely wild. I had to check of course and...

Snopes verifies it's true. http://www.snopes.com/trackdown-trump-character-wall/

Here's the uber weird part of the dialog, c&p from Snopes, for those who are skimming and/or can't play the video ATM:

Narrator: The people were ready to believe. Like sheep they ran to the slaughterhouse. And waiting for them was the high priest of fraud.

Trump: I am the only one. Trust me. I can build a wall around your homes that nothing will penetrate.

Townperson: What do we do? How can we save ourselves?

Trump: You ask how do you build that wall. You ask, and I’m here to tell you.

'Confidence men' con-artists grifters have been around probably since human kind could first communicate, some some have worn robes and lived in a wagon and some expensive suits and lived in gold plated homes, all types prey on some sort of fear and/or ignorance.

[trusty elf]

7. Thanks for the Snopes link.

[JDC]

8. Crazy

[trusty elf]

9. ....

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[Bob Loblaw]

10. Hard to say

which Trump has the better hair.

[MrScorpio]

11. The old tricks are best tricks

[BigOleDummy]

12. Amazing

Plus , when the one man says he's a fraud in the saloon Trumps FIRST reaction is to say "I'll sue"! How like our embarrassment - in - chief was that?

Great find trusty elf!

[malthaussen]

13. Hey, maybe the guy who wrote the story knew the elder Trump.

Trump pere was no angel, by all accounts.

-- Mal

[trusty elf]

14. I suppose that's plausible...

Well, no, on second thought, that's not very plausible.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Prescient! nt

[rocktivity]

16. Working YouTube Link

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[LeftishBrit]

17. Wow!

'But a big lie can make us all kids again.'

I suppose the word 'Trump' has some associations with dishonesty ('trumpery'). Still - amazingly prophetic! Except - so far - the part about his being under arrest.