Hollywood On Trial

Author : Michael Freedland
Publisher : Robson
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131696614

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Hollywood on Trial by Michael Freedland Pdf

'The irony was that at this time the Communist Party was legal. People were sent to prison for refusing to say if they were communists.' –– Sidney Sheldon It was, in effect, a huge smoke-filled California courtroom, noisy to the point where even the sound of the gavel from the raised desk could barely be heard. It was an unusual courtroom and a very unusual 'defendant'. In the dock was Hollywood itself – placed on trial by the US Congress and, in the summer of 1953, finally coming close to succumbing to a death sentence, a sentence of shame. The UnAmerican Activities Committee finally decided that it had done its job: it had looked for reds under the bed in the film capital and said it had found them. Hollywood was now pronounced 'clean', yet it had never been dirtier. This is the true story of how J. Parnell Thomas, chairman of the Committee (the House of Representatives version of Senator Joseph McCarthy's witchhunts) made a national name for himself by ruining the lives of hundreds of people in the movie industry. Two years later, Thomas would be jailed for embezzling government money but in August 1953 he was riding high. 'Hollywood on Trial' relates the story of the victims of this witchhunt. Through the Committee many of Hollywood's leading lights were denied the right to work. Stars such as Charlie Chaplin and Paul Robeson were denied the passports that would have allowed them to leave America, Oscar-winning writers were forced to give their scripts to noneities to offer in their own names and then shared the proceeds. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Danny Kaye and John Huston went to Washington in defence of the 'Hollywood Ten', the first writers to be blacklisted, yet when Bogart and Bacall were questioned, they too buckled in. The humiliations continued until the end of the Fifties. The scars, however, have remained to this day.

Author : Thomas Doherty
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231547468

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Show Trial by Thomas Doherty Pdf

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. The declaration marked the onset of the blacklist era, a time when political allegiances, real or suspected, determined employment opportunities in the entertainment industry. Hundreds of artists were shown the door—or had it shut in their faces. In Show Trial, Thomas Doherty takes us behind the scenes at the first full-on media-political spectacle of the postwar era. He details the theatrical elements of a proceeding that bridged the realms of entertainment and politics, a courtroom drama starring glamorous actors, colorful moguls, on-the-make congressmen, high-priced lawyers, single-minded investigators, and recalcitrant screenwriters, all recorded by newsreel cameras and broadcast over radio. Doherty tells the story of the Hollywood Ten and the other witnesses, friendly and unfriendly, who testified, and chronicles the implementation of the postwar blacklist. Show Trial is a rich, character-driven inquiry into how the HUAC hearings ignited the anti-Communist crackdown in Hollywood, providing a gripping cultural history of one of the most transformative events of the postwar era.

Author : Gordon Kahn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Blacklisting of entertainers
ISBN : UCSC:32106014907874

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Hollywood on Trial by Gordon Kahn Pdf

History of the blacklist and indiction of ten motion picture personnel.

Author : Glenn Frankel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781620409503

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High Noon by Glenn Frankel Pdf

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Searchers, the revelatory story behind the classic movie High Noon and the toxic political climate in which it was created. It's one of the most revered movies of Hollywood's golden era. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in her first significant film role, High Noon was shot on a lean budget over just thirty-two days but achieved instant box-office and critical success. It won four Academy Awards in 1953, including a best actor win for Cooper. And it became a cultural touchstone, often cited by politicians as a favorite film, celebrating moral fortitude. Yet what has been often overlooked is that High Noon was made during the height of the Hollywood blacklist, a time of political inquisition and personal betrayal. In the middle of the film shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman was forced to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities about his former membership in the Communist Party. Refusing to name names, he was eventually blacklisted and fled the United States. (His co-authored screenplay for another classic, The Bridge on the River Kwai, went uncredited in 1957.) Examined in light of Foreman's testimony, High Noon's emphasis on courage and loyalty takes on deeper meaning and importance. In this book, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel tells the story of the making of a great American Western, exploring how Carl Foreman's concept of High Noon evolved from idea to first draft to final script, taking on allegorical weight. Both the classic film and its turbulent political times emerge newly illuminated.

Author : Norman K Denzin
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-03-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803975457

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Reading Race by Norman K Denzin Pdf

In this insightful book, one of America's leading commentators on culture and society turns his gaze upon cinematic race relations, examining the relationship between film, race and culture. Acute, richly illustrated and timely, the book deepens our understanding of the politics of race and the symbolic complexity of segregation and discrimination.

Author : Stephen Vaughn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521440807

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Ronald Reagan in Hollywood by Stephen Vaughn Pdf

Explores the relationship between the motion picture industry and American politics.

Author : Thomas Patrick Doherty
Publisher : Film and Culture Series
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Blacklisting of authors
ISBN : 0231187785

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Show Trial by Thomas Patrick Doherty Pdf

Thomas Doherty tells the story of the 1947 hearings into alleged Communist subversion in the movie industry. Show Trial is a character-driven inquiry into how the HUAC hearings ignited the Hollywood blacklist, providing a gripping new history of one of the most influential events of the postwar era.

Author : Chris Fenton
Publisher : Post Hill Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781642935875

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Feeding the Dragon by Chris Fenton Pdf

“Paced like a thriller, with comparable doses of international intrigue and conflict, Chris Fenton’s bracingly candid business memoir Feeding the Dragon takes readers deep behind the scenes of Hollywood’s shaky foothold in China. Dealing at the highest levels with Chinese government officials and major American brands like Disney, Marvel, and the NBA, the former Olive Garden waiter-turned-entertainment-industry-power-broker disarmed and defied authorities on both sides of the superpower divide to make billions—and history. Thanks to a brisk, page-turning storytelling style and an evenhanded, insider-level perspective decades in the making, Feeding the Dragon manages to be both timeless and timely. Captivating details on Robert Downey Jr., LeBron James, Kurt Cobain, Michael Phelps, and Marvel Universe creative mastermind Kevin Feige (among others) will enthrall average fans and aspiring moguls alike. But the beating narrative heart remains Fenton’s down-to-earth recounting of a headline-making journey. Ultimately, the intrepid exec builds a compelling case for the power of “cultural diplomacy”: mutually-beneficial, soft power-sharing exchanges as a better way forward than the hardliner battle lines being drawn across Beijing, Washington, and Los Angeles. Teeming with urgent insights about unlikely alliances and dangerous misperceptions, Feeding the Dragon is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of the US-China relationship and the bottom-line realities of show business and professional sports today. Even better, it’s a supremely entertaining ride for anyone who simply loves a great story…. Chris often told me about projects and plans off-the-record that I wouldn’t have reported on anyway, because they all seemed wildly improbable. Every single one came true. And now they’re all down on the page.” —Jamie Bryan, Fast Company contributor

Author : Patrick McGilligan,Paul Buhle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 0816682623

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Tender Comrades by Patrick McGilligan,Paul Buhle Pdf

More than sixty years ago, McCarthyism silenced Hollywood. In the pages of Tender Comrades, those who were suppressed, whose lives and careers were ruined, finally have their say. A unique collection of profiles in cinematic courage, this extraordinary oral history brings to light the voices of thirty-six blacklist survivors (including two members of the Hollywood Ten), seminal directors of film noir and other genres, starring actresses and memorable supporting players, top screenwriters, and many less known to the public, who are rescued from obscurity by the stories they offer here that, beyond politics, open a rich window into moviemaking during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Author : Larry Ceplair,Christopher Trumbo
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813146829

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Dalton Trumbo by Larry Ceplair,Christopher Trumbo Pdf

James Dalton Trumbo (1905--1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. Refusing to answer questions about his prior involvement with the Communist Party, Trumbo sacrificed a successful career in Hollywood to stand up for his rights and defend political freedom. In Dalton Trumbo, authors Larry Ceplair and Christopher Trumbo present their extensive research on the famed writer, detailing his work, his membership in the Communist Party, his long campaign against censorship during the domestic cold war, his ten-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, and his thirteen-year struggle to break the blacklist. The blacklist ended for Trumbo in 1960, when he received screen credits for Exodus and Spartacus. Just before his death, he received a long-delayed Academy Award for The Brave One, and in 1993, he was posthumously given an Academy Award for Roman Holiday (1953). This comprehensive biography provides insights into the many notable people with whom Trumbo worked, including Stanley Kubrick, Otto Preminger, and Kirk Douglas, and offers a fascinating look at the life of one of Hollywood's most prominent screenwriters and his battle against persecution.

Author : William D. Romanowski
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199942589

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Reforming Hollywood by William D. Romanowski Pdf

Religious Communication Association's Book of the Year Hollywood and Christianity often seem to be at war. Indeed, there is a long list of movies that have attracted religious condemnation, from Gone with the Wind with its notorious "damn," to The Life of Brian and The Last Temptation of Christ. But the reality, writes William Romanowski, has been far more complicated--and remarkable. In Reforming Hollywood, Romanowski, a leading historian of popular culture, explores the long and varied efforts of Protestants to influence the film industry. He shows how a broad spectrum of religious forces have played a role in Hollywood, from Presbyterians and Episcopalians to fundamentalists and evangelicals. Drawing on personal interviews and previously untouched sources, he describes how mainline church leaders lobbied filmmakers to promote the nation's moral health and, perhaps surprisingly, how they have by and large opposed government censorship, preferring instead self-regulation by both the industry and individual conscience. "It is this human choice," noted one Protestant leader, "that is the basis of our religion." Tensions with Catholics, too, have loomed large--many Protestant clergy feared the influence of the Legion of Decency more than Hollywood's corrupting power. Romanowski shows that the rise of the evangelical movement in the 1970s radically altered the picture, in contradictory ways. Even as born-again clergy denounced "Hollywood elites," major studios noted the emergence of a lucrative evangelical market. 20th Century-Fox formed FoxFaith to go after the "Passion dollar," and Disney took on evangelical Philip Anschutz as a partner to bring The Chronicles of Narnia to the big screen. William Romanowski is an award-winning commentator on the intersection of religion and popular culture. Reforming Hollywood is his most revealing, provocative, and groundbreaking work on this vital area of American society.

Author : Spencer Lewerenz,Barbara Nicolosi
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781585582716

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Behind the Screen by Spencer Lewerenz,Barbara Nicolosi Pdf

When it comes to Hollywood, Christians too quickly wash their hands of popular culture and leave this immensely influential media to unbelievers. In truth, the industry is listening. There is a church in Hollywood, but too often their work is unrecognized. Behind the Screen offers a glimpse of Hollywood insiders who, through their jobs on movie sets, behind TV shows, and in radio broadcasts, work together to give glory to God. With contributions from the writers and producers of such productions as Joan of Arcadia, Mission Impossible, Batman Forever, That '70s Show, and others, believers everywhere are encouraged to join with the church in Hollywood and do their part in closing the gap between Christianity and culture.

Author : John Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : AIDS phobia
ISBN : UOM:39015018955594

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The Trial of Rock Hudson by John Parker Pdf

There had never been a trial like it. It took place in the Superior Court of Los Angeles, beginning in December 1988, and it made Rock Hudson?s former lover, Marc Christian, an instant multi-millionaire. Hudson almost certainly had AIDS throughout their three-year relationship, but when the dreaded news was finally confirmed he deliberately withheld it from Christian. When Hudson died, Christian sued. The trial went ahead and the upshot was that Christian was initially awarded almost $23 million in damages. The Trial of Rock Hudson chronicles every day of that landmark trial and studies its impact on Hollywood, the homosexual community and AIDS suffereres themselves. It also supplies a fascinating insight into the legal system in the USA.

Author : Dale E. Manolakas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1628050209

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Hollywood on Trial by Dale E. Manolakas Pdf

Author : Stephen Schochet
Publisher : Hollywood Stories
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780963897275

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Hollywood Stories by Stephen Schochet Pdf

Just when you thought you've heard everything about Hollywood comes a totally original new book - a special blend of biography, history and lore. Hollywood Stories is packed with wild, wonderful short tales about famous stars, movies, directors and many others who have been part of the world's most fascinating, unpredictable industry! Full of funny moments and twist endings, Hollywood Stories features an amazing, icons and will keep you totally entertained!