"Joker" Was Based On This True Story of an Unhinged Man

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In 1941, Conrad knew he had to make a change to keep his career afloat. He decided to relocate to America and try his luck at a big Hollywood career. He figured he would get typecast as a Nazi due to his aggressive German accent. He made an oath to himself that these Nazi characters were always depicted as evil villains, and one character changed his life…

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