People of the palace Charlie Chaplin as Adenoid Hynkel, the dictator, or "Phooey","The film that dared to laugh at Hitler". BBC Culture. Retrieved December 31, 2021. of Tomainia (a parody of Adolf Hitler, the Führer of Nazi Germany) who attacks the Jews with his stormtroopers. He has Schultz arrested and has his stormtroopers hunt down the Jewish barber. Hynkel is later arrested by his own soldiers in the woods near the border, who mistake him for the Jewish barber. Jack Oakie as Benzino Napaloni, the Diggaditchie of Bacteria (a parody of Benito Mussolini, Il Duce of Italy and a reference to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte). Reginald Gardiner as Commander Schultz, a Tomainian who fought in World War I, who commands soldiers in the 1930s. He has his troops abstain from attacking Jews, but is arrested by Hynkel, after which he becomes a loyal ally to the barber. He later leads the invasion of Osterlich and helps the barber pretend to be Adenoid Hynkel in his (successful) attempt at saving Osterlich. Henry Daniell as Garbitsch, a parody of Joseph Goebbels, and Hynkel's loyal and stoic Secretary of the Interior and Minister of Propaganda. Billy Gilbert as Herring, a parody of Hermann Göring, and Hynkel's Minister of War. He supervises demonstrations of newly developed weapons, which tend to fail and annoy Hynkel. Grace Hayle as Madame Napaloni, the wife of Benzino who later dances with Hynkel. In Italy, scenes involving her were all cut out of respect to Benito Mussolini's widow Rachele until 2002. Carter DeHaven as Spook, the Bacterian ambassador.
People of the palace Charlie Chaplin as Adenoid Hynkel the dictator or "Phooey""The film that dared to laugh at Hitler" BBC Culture Retrieved December 31 2021 of Tomainia (a parody of Adolf Hitler the Führer of Nazi Germany) who attacks the Jews with his stormtroopers He has Schultz arrested and has his stormtroopers hunt down the Jewish barber Hynkel is later arrested by his own soldiers in the woods near the border who mistake him for the Jewish barber Jack Oakie as Benzino Napaloni the Diggaditchie of Bacteria (a parody of Benito Mussolini Il Duce of Italy and a reference to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte) Reginald Gardiner as Commander Schultz a Tomainian who fought in World War I who commands soldiers in the 1930s He has his troops abstain from attacking Jews but is arrested by Hynkel after which he becomes a loyal ally to the barber He later leads the invasion of Osterlich and helps the barber pretend to be Adenoid Hynkel in his (successful) attempt at saving Osterlich Henry Daniell as Garbitsch a parody of Joseph Goebbels and Hynkel's loyal and stoic Secretary of the Interior and Minister of Propaganda Billy Gilbert as Herring a parody of Hermann Göring and Hynkel's Minister of War He supervises demonstrations of newly developed weapons which tend to fail and annoy Hynkel Grace Hayle as Madame Napaloni the wife of Benzino who later dances with Hynkel In Italy scenes involving her were all cut out of respect to Benito Mussolini's widow Rachele until 2002 Carter DeHaven as Spook the Bacterian ambassador