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25%OFFThomas Doherty - Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 - 9780231163934 - V9780231163934
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Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939

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Description for Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFN; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
Between 1933 and 1939, representations of the Nazis and the full meaning of Nazism came slowly to Hollywood, growing more ominous and distinct only as the decade wore on. Recapturing what ordinary Americans saw on the screen during the emerging Nazi threat, Thomas Doherty reclaims forgotten films, such as Hitler's Reign of Terror (1934), a pioneering anti-Nazi docudrama by Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.; I Was a Captive of Nazi Germany (1936), a sensational true tale of "a Hollywood girl in Naziland!"; and Professor Mamlock (1938), an anti-Nazi film made by German refugees living in the Soviet Union. Doherty also recounts how ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Film and Culture Series
Condition
New
Weight
542g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231163934
SKU
V9780231163934
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-33

About Thomas Doherty
Thomas Doherty is professor of American studies at Brandeis University. His previous books include Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934; Cold War, Cool Medium: Television, McCarthyism, and American Culture; and Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration.

Reviews for Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939
With a rich blend of art and politics, Doherty brings to light the story of how Hollywood handled Nazism during Hitler's reign. Recommended. Library Journal (starred review) Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 tracks the advance of fascism, and the movie industry's reaction on screen and in private... [A] fascinating work.
Kate Muir The Times (London) A lively study of Hollywood's ... Read more

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