Black Marketing is an American 1943 dramatic propaganda documentary short produced by the United States Office of War Information and directed by William Castle.
The film opens in a courtroom with the prosecutor laying the government's case against a syndicate of racketeers with names like Joseph B. and Sam E. Once the prosecutor starts to go into the timeline of the case, the film dissolves into short segments showing the racketeers at work, how they organized themselves, bought up steers at inflated prices and forced butchers to distribute the illicit beef.
[2] They are caught, however, when one housewife is told that she can't buy a steak with her ration cards, but a woman after her does without them.
He is asked what his son in Africa would think if he knew his father were cavorting with saboteurs, and spills the beans about his accomplices.
A closing note tells the audience that everyone in the film is a law-abiding citizen who volunteered to act in the movie to educate the public about black marketing.