Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-270) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Out of the thirties -- 2. Populism, romanticism and Frank Capra -- 3. Liberals, radicals and the wartime agenda -- 4. Post-war Holly wood -- 5. Post-war : new directors and structures -- 6. Film noir and society -- 7. Into the fifties -- 8. The sixties.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This study looks at the social and political nature of American film by concentrating on a generation of writers who directed films in Hollywood in the 1940s. The author discusses how they negotiated their roles and to what extent their experience of the 1930s was reflected in their later films.
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Film and politics in America.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Motion picture industry-- United States-- History.
Motion pictures-- Political aspects-- United States.
Motion pictures-- Social aspects-- United States.
Cinéma-- Aspect politique-- États-Unis.
Cinéma-- Aspect social-- États-Unis.
Cinéma-- Industrie-- États-Unis-- Histoire.
Cinéma et politique-- États-Unis.
Cinéma et société-- États-Unis.
Film.
Film.
Films.
Industrie cinématographique-- États-Unis-- Histoire.