ABSTRACT

Essays here explore the relationship between politics and explicitly political feature films from the beginning of the movie industry to World War I, and for each decade through to the 1980's. The included filmography is particularly useful. Originally published in 1990, the method of inquiry put forward in this text is nonetheless extendable to the decades following its publication.

chapter Chapter One|10 pages

Politics in the Early Movies of Hollywood

chapter Chapter Three|10 pages

The 1930s: Movies in the Depression

chapter Chapter Five|14 pages

The 1950s: The Creation of the Post-War World

chapter Chapter Seven|16 pages

The 1970s: A Political Time in Search of Itself

chapter Chapter Eight|20 pages

The 1980s: The Politics of Renewal and Decline

chapter |6 pages

Afterword