Hollywood Goes to War How Politics, Profits and Propaganda Shaped World War II Movies

Name: Hollywood Goes to War How Politics, Profits and Propaganda Shaped World War II Movies
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ISBN: 9780520071612

ISBN-10: 0520071611

ISBN-13: 9780520071612

Edition: 1990

Authors: Clayton R. Koppes, Gregory D. Black

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Conflicting interests and conflicting attitudes toward the war characterized the uneasy relationship between Washington and Hollywood during World War II. There was deep disagreement within the film-making community as to the stance towards the war that should be taken by one of America's most lucrative industries.Hollywood Goes to Warreveals the powerful role played by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Office of War Information--staffed by some of America's most famous intellectuals including Elmer Davis, Robert Sherwood, and Archibald MacLeish--in shaping the films that were released during the war years. Ironically, it was the film industry's own self-censorship system, the Hays Office…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/16/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English