Hollywood provided anti-communist films that sparked patriotism in the US, but it also raised suspicion about the communists in the country. Communities were affected by anti-communist activities. In Southern California, a group known as the Better American League was able to identify over two million individuals it believed were involved in subversive activities. Racial inequality was a major concern during the war.
Imagine the wicked House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) arrest an innocent man. The HUAC does not arrest the man because he has committed a murder, but because he is a communist. Many communists became victims of HUAC in the Red Scare crisis of the 1950s. These communists made the right decision to speak out for their freedom and against injustice. These communists also spoke out for their freedom of different beliefs.
The Hollywood Ten was a group of 10 prominent members of the film industry who condemned the method in which the House Un-American Activities Committee convicted suspected espionage agents in the US during the Cold War. They all had different jobs such as screenwriters, actors, directors, and musicians, but they were all connected by the industry and joint beliefs of Communism. Many if not all were blacklisted, even though the blacklist could barely be supported with evidence or verifiable. Incarceration
In the 1950’s the cold war had begun. The fear of retaliation from communists was at large. Some Americans believed that communists were amongst them plotting. This lead to a dark time in history when American opportunity became limited for many. Most rights were limited, normal life was disrupted, and the most necessary human right may have been taken.
People thought that because the Russian czar had been overthrown and executed by strikes that the labor unions of America were being taken over by Communist immigrants with the same goal in mind. Soon, people became obsessed with the Communistic threat coming from Russia following World War II which led to violence and disregard of civil liberties. “The U.S. government, mainly the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) led by Democratic congressman Martin Dies, Jr., had launched an investigation designed to target suspected Communist Party members in all areas of life, including government, educational institutions, labor unions, and the entertainment industry. The repression engendered a climate of fear throughout the country, as people were afraid to speak out as the accused found their names on blacklists, which hindered their employability and ruined many lives.” (Travino, Marcella Bush. "
During the era of Fascism 1930 and the great depression a lot of American thousands of Americans joined the communist party. Dalton trombone news reporter (or script writer) movie crews walking out to receive higher wages. Dalton Trumbo (he was also a war correspondent Okinawa in) classified a registered communist to the government all communist were also classified as dangerous radicals. Trumbo and his friends discusses how the government doesn 't respect the first amendment and congress thinks that if you’re for the war you’re a hero and if you’re against the war YOUR A TRAITOR.
“The Hollywood Ten, McCarthyism, and the Witches of Hollywood” Back in 1947, when the Cold War with the Soviet Union had occurred, the House of Un-American Activities Committee was checking to see if any suspicious communists’ activity was going on in Hollywood. This event caused nine screenwriters and one film director (lvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Sam Ornitz, Robert Adrian Scott, and Dalton Trumbo) to get arrested, and they were known as “The Hollywood Ten”. “During the investigations, HUAC coerced prominent people from the film industry to declare their patriotism and give up large names of colleagues suspected of having politically unfriendly tendencies”.
Ed Brubaker’s graphic novel The Fade Out is a captivating crime noir graphic novel that explores the corruption in Hollywood in the 1940’s. Set in a time where the movie industry was booming and the location was seen as the land of opportunity and good fortune, Brubaker reveals the ultimate goals of the people in this business, where power and greed can corrupt even the most well intentioned people. Behind the scenes of the lavish and adoring Hollywood lifestyle lay corruption, greed, and deceit. In this video, I will analyze The Fade Out as a story that sheds light on corruption during the time period to show the audience just how far someone will go to protect their reputation.
The Cold War is often seen as a dark time in American history, not just because of the international conflict, but because of the strife it caused within the United States itself. During the Cold War, the general culture in America was fearful and paranoid about the rise and spread of Communism within their society. One example of how this hysteria manifested is illustrated in the movie, Trumbo, which tells the story of when the Hollywood industry blacklisted famous writer Dalton Trumbo, along with other workers in the industry, who were connected to Communism. Dalton Trumbo and his associates faced bigotry and were effectively attacked for standing by their ideals, which was a reflection of how American culture had changed at that time. By
It’s June 1948, a warm summer day in New York. Alger Hiss, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and his family reside comfortably on East Eighth Street. Fast forward to August and government officials are knocking down the Hiss family door. An accusation has been made by Whittaker Chambers: Alger Hiss is a communist.
He said that at least 205 members of the State Department were members of the communist party. This was after it was released to the public that a couple named Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were secretly communist spies who were staying in the U.S., stealing nuclear weapon secrets. With McCarthy’s remarks such as “They [a communist spy] could even be your neighbor!’ scarring the American public’s mind, many were on edge.
Less than have10% of workers in Hollywood are females even though half of the United States have females. Not giving females the opportunity as the set of males showing sexism. Directors in the last few years in Hollywood cast few to none Hispanics for their films and television shows. That the directors show little to no interest to the ethnic group even though they
Thinh Nguyen Daley English 4 4 March 2016 The Film Ratings System and its Issues to the Creators Intro: Restrictions, limitations, and restraint is what the MPAA puts on artist, who write and direct films. The MPAA used to be an organization that would let filmmakers have slim limits on their art. By integrating a new ratings system on films, it’s very difficult for many filmmakers to create what they want and to turn a profit on their hard work at the same time so they tend to stick with what’s known as the “PG-13 Sweet-spot.” The MPAA was founded and formed by Willian Hays in 1922, at the time called Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America or MPPDA.
History Vs. Hollywood: The Untouchables The Untouchables is an action packed movie, set in Chicago, 1920s. Crime controls the city, the system has gone corrupt, and people are dying.
The Hollywood institution has been the dominant force throughout motion picture history due to the studios’ cooperative control of distribution as well as production. During the 1930’s, five major studios that became known as The Big-Five and
