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Show trial : Hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist, Thomas Doherty
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- Summary
- "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, 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 explores the deep background to the hearings and details the theatrical elements of a proceeding that bridged the realms of entertainment and politics. He tells the story of the Hollywood Ten and the other witnesses, friendly and unfriendly, who testified; tracks the flight path of the Committee for the First Amendment, the delegation from Hollywood that descended on Washington to protest the hearings; 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 new cultural history of one of the most influential events of the postwar era"--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 406 pages
- Contents
-
- Lovefest
- Friendlies, cooperative and uncooperative
- Hollywood's finest
- Doldrums
- Crashing Page 1
- Contempt
- $64 questions and no answers
- Jewish questions
- The curtain drops
- Part III, Backfire.
- Part I, Backstories.
- The Waldorf and other declarations
- Blacklists and casualty lists
- Not only victims
- How the popular front became unpopular
- Hollywood's war record
- The preservation of American ideals
- The magic of a Hollywood dateline
- Smearing Hollywood with the brush of communism
- Part II, On location in Washington.
- Showtime
- Isbn
- 9780231187787
- Label
- Show trial : Hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist
- Title
- Show trial
- Title remainder
- Hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Doherty
- Title variation
- Hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist
- Subject
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- trueFilm industry and trade
- History
- trueHollywood Blacklist
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- Trials, litigations, etc
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- Political activity
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Motion picture industry -- Political aspects
- Motion picture industry -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Motion picture producers and directors -- Political activity
- Motion picture producers and directors -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Propaganda, Communist
- Propaganda, Communist -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueScreenplay writing
- trueScreenwriters -- United States -- Biography
- Subversive activities
- trueSubversive activities -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States, Congress | House | Committee on Un-American Activities
- United States, Congress | House | Committee on Un-American Activities
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) -- Trials. litigations, etc
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- 1900-1999
- trueBlacklisting of authors
- trueCommunism -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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, 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 explores the deep background to the hearings and details the theatrical elements of a proceeding that bridged the realms of entertainment and politics. He tells the story of the Hollywood Ten and the other witnesses, friendly and unfriendly, who testified; tracks the flight path of the Committee for the First Amendment, the delegation from Hollywood that descended on Washington to protest the hearings; 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 new cultural history of one of the most influential events of the postwar era"--Publisher's description
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10639576
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Doherty, Thomas Patrick
- Dewey number
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- 791.430973
- 331.894
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Film and culture
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- United States
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- Motion picture industry
- Motion picture producers and directors
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Subversive activities
- Propaganda, Communist
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Motion picture industry
- Motion picture producers and directors
- Propaganda, Communist
- Subversive activities
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- Hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist
- Label
- Show trial : Hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist, Thomas Doherty
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-389) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Lovefest
- Friendlies, cooperative and uncooperative
- Hollywood's finest
- Doldrums
- Crashing Page 1
- Contempt
- $64 questions and no answers
- Jewish questions
- The curtain drops
- Part III, Backfire.
- Part I, Backstories.
- The Waldorf and other declarations
- Blacklists and casualty lists
- Not only victims
- How the popular front became unpopular
- Hollywood's war record
- The preservation of American ideals
- The magic of a Hollywood dateline
- Smearing Hollywood with the brush of communism
- Part II, On location in Washington.
- Showtime
- Control code
- 1959628
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 406 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231187787
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780231187787
- (OCoLC)1013737468
- Label
- Show trial : Hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist, Thomas Doherty
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-389) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Lovefest
- Friendlies, cooperative and uncooperative
- Hollywood's finest
- Doldrums
- Crashing Page 1
- Contempt
- $64 questions and no answers
- Jewish questions
- The curtain drops
- Part III, Backfire.
- Part I, Backstories.
- The Waldorf and other declarations
- Blacklists and casualty lists
- Not only victims
- How the popular front became unpopular
- Hollywood's war record
- The preservation of American ideals
- The magic of a Hollywood dateline
- Smearing Hollywood with the brush of communism
- Part II, On location in Washington.
- Showtime
- Control code
- 1959628
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 406 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231187787
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780231187787
- (OCoLC)1013737468
Subject
- trueFilm industry and trade
- History
- trueHollywood Blacklist
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- Trials, litigations, etc
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- Political activity
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Motion picture industry -- Political aspects
- Motion picture industry -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Motion picture producers and directors -- Political activity
- Motion picture producers and directors -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Propaganda, Communist
- Propaganda, Communist -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- trueScreenplay writing
- trueScreenwriters -- United States -- Biography
- Subversive activities
- trueSubversive activities -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States, Congress | House | Committee on Un-American Activities
- United States, Congress | House | Committee on Un-American Activities
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) -- Trials. litigations, etc
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- 1900-1999
- trueBlacklisting of authors
- trueCommunism -- United States
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