The left side of the screen [electronic resource] : Communist and left-wing ideology in Hollywood, 1929-2009 / Bob Herzberg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2011.Description: ix, 294 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.4309794/94 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1993.5.U65 H45 2011eb
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Contents:
In the red (1929-1936) -- Old left hook (1937-1941) -- Bodyguard of lies (1942-1945) -- Revolution from above (1946-1951) -- Breaking eggs (1952-1958) -- Containment (1959-2009).
Summary: "An examination of the careers of communist and liberal actors, screenwriters, playwrights, and directors in Hollywood from the late 1920s to the present, this book uses studio and PCA correspondence, FBI files, film and theater reviews, and other sources to reveal how these artists were concerned with and active in the cinema of social protest"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the red (1929-1936) -- Old left hook (1937-1941) -- Bodyguard of lies (1942-1945) -- Revolution from above (1946-1951) -- Breaking eggs (1952-1958) -- Containment (1959-2009).

"An examination of the careers of communist and liberal actors, screenwriters, playwrights, and directors in Hollywood from the late 1920s to the present, this book uses studio and PCA correspondence, FBI files, film and theater reviews, and other sources to reveal how these artists were concerned with and active in the cinema of social protest"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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