Hollywood Goes to War: How Politics, Profit and Propaganda Shaped World War II Movies - Hardcover

Black, Gregory D.; Koppes, Clayton R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0029035503 ISBN 13: 9780029035504

Publisher: Free Pr, 1987

Synopsis

Discusses the influence of the Office of War Information and the Hays Office on Hollywood and evaluates the propaganda role of movies made during the war

About this title

From Library Journal:

Sensing the wide-ranging effect of movies on American life, the Office of War Information (OWI), beginning in mid-1942, "advised" Hollywood on the types and content of movies that would best "help win the war." In this exhaustively researched volume, the authors dig into OWI records to reveal the propaganda agency's influence and ideology, infighting with other government agencies, and relationships with studio executives and creative personnel. Chapters are devoted to production histories and examination of films about our allies, our enemies, and homefront life, especially domestic politics, racism, and the depiction of women. Thoroughly thought out and well written, this is an important, ground-breaking work about the influence of government on mass media. David Bartholomew, NYPL
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Free Pr
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0029035503
• ISBN 13: 9780029035504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 12