They were Commies
Think about it. They break into a "Non-Union sweatshop", sing a song called "We can do anything by working with each other" (a thinly veiled advocacy of Socialism), and, like Communism, the movie was an abject failure.
These are the kinds of films we get with no Joseph McCarthy around, gang.
----
A journey into the realm of the obscure: http://saturdayshowcase.blogspot.com/