'Hollywood's Blacklists' is a history of the political and cultural factors relevant to understanding the whys and hows of the various investigations of the alleged communist infiltration of Hollywood in the 1950s.
Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?' That question was to be repeated endlessly during the anti-Communist investigations carried out by the House Committee on un-American Activities (HUAC) in the early 1950's. The refusal of ten members of the film…
`Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?' That question was to be repeated endlessly during the anti-Communist investigations carried out by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in the early 1950s. The refusal of ten members of the film…
"Hollywood's Blacklists is a history of the political and cultural factors relevant to understanding the why and the how of the various investigations of the alleged Communist infiltration of Hollywood. What was HUAC? What propaganda role did films play during World War II and t…