The inquisition in Hollywood: Politics in the film community, 1930-1960
By Unknown Author.
Description
"The Inquisition in Hollywood" examines the suppression of radical political activity in the film industry from the days of the Great Depression through the tumultuous House Un-American Activities Commission era to the waning days of the infamous blacklist. Although this thirty-year period of American history is marked by widespread targeting of leftists in all areas of life, those in the film industry - predominately screenwriters - were considered to be in positions of great potential indoctrinating power, and found themselves under intense scrutiny as the Cold War hysteria moun...
ISBN(s)
0385129009, 9780385129008
