Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist (Film and Culture Series) by Thomas Doherty
English | April 10th, 2018 | ISBN: 0231187785 | 426 Pages | EPUB | 13.72 MB
In 1947, the Cold War came to Hollywood. Over nine tumultuous days in October, the House Un-American Activities Committee held a notorious round of hearings into alleged Communist subversion in the movie industry. The blowback was profound: the major studios pledged to never again employ a known Communist or unrepentant fellow traveler.