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Brassbound G-Men and celluloid reds: the FBI's search for communist propaganda in wartime Hollywood.
- Source :
- Film History; 2008, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p412-436, 25p, 6 Black and White Photographs
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- This article traces the development of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) investigation of Hollywood during World War II. Motivated by a fear of Communist propaganda, the FBI initiated this surveillance before the onset of the Cold War. The Bureau conflated the cultural struggle over film with national security concerns. Justifying its investigation as a defense of democracy, the FBI data collected and formulated during these years would soon contribute to the stifling of the freedom of the screen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08922160
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Film History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36407167
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2979/FIL.2008.20.4.412