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The Inquisition in Hollywood Politics in the Film Community, 1930-60

Paperback • 2003 • English • 1. edition

The Inquisition in Hollywood Politics in the Film Community, 1930-60

By Larry Ceplair, Steven Englund

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The definitive work on the Hollywood blacklist eraThe 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...Show more

Films, cinema
Film history, theory or criticism
Narrative theme: Politics

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ISBN

9780252071416

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Published year

2003

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Inquisition in Hollywood Politics in the Film Community, 1930-60

Format

Paperback

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