The Emperor of California

This film encompasses details of each film genre which makes the whole such a provocative piece of film. From the Nazi Cinema perspective, politics and the way of life that Trenker experienced as an "American". Nazi Cinema often focused on the praising of the Nationalist Social party and had the social norms that made something good, right, and socially acceptable. New York stood for the bad and the ugly, like the communist party was often made out to be in Nazi Cinema. The fatherland (Germany) was home, and where our protagonists needed to be. As a Western, it was the environment and way of life that was set up to deliver the political message. The fight between good guys and bad guys plays a role over property ownership gives the viewer more of a Western feel but still ties into Nazi Cinema's way of portraying how great their party is and how no other regime compares. However, as the traveling and roaming nature of Trenker still gives it its Western feel. Neither is better than the other, however by combining the two, the film can reach more people as it is not as clear that it is a propaganda film.