Tag: Red Scare

Politics in Hollywood

Is a New Era Red Scare Underway in Hollywood?

I’m fascinated by politics as much as I am classic film. As a local film historian in my small college town, I teach a variety of courses on Old Hollywood with a healthy dose of history. When Variety published an article today, “Trump Names Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight as ‘Special Ambassadors’ To ‘Troubled’ Hollywood: They’ll Bring ‘Lost Business’ Back,” it caught my … Continue reading Is a New Era Red Scare Underway in Hollywood?

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Nuances of Antisemitism in GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT (1947)

Despite urgings from industry colleagues to avoid predicted controversy (especially when three political figures are called out for their well-known antisemitism by name), producer Darryl F Zanuck fought hard to bring Elia Kazan’s GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT (1947) to the big screen. With a love story mixed in, this film tackles the subject of American antisemitism as a cultural experience, much more directly than had been endeavored … Continue reading Nuances of Antisemitism in GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT (1947)

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