The Resource The moguls and the dictators : Hollywood and the coming of World War II, David Welky
The moguls and the dictators : Hollywood and the coming of World War II, David Welky
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- Summary
- "In this fresh look at moviemaking during the Great Depression, David Welky examines Hollywood's response to the rise of fascism and the beginning of the Second World War. Through innovative analysis of hundreds of movies - including The Dawn Patrol, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and Sergeant York - Welky traces the shifting motivations and arguments of the film industry, politicians, and the public as they negotiated how - or whether - the silver screen should portray Nazism, depict conflict overseas, promote Americanism, and support President Franklin D. Roosevelt's rearmament efforts." "Hollywood, Welky argues, was a primary player in the debate between interventionists and isolationists. These competing groups vied for influence and control over the message Hollywood offered the public - either scorning it for being too timid or attacking it for being too aggressive. The national debate reached a fever pitch in September 1941, when isolationists in the U.S. Senate staged widely publicized hearings, accusing the movie industry of warmongering." "While prewar Hollywood often reflected the principles of the Roosevelt administration, it also sometimes outpaced the cautious and politically astute president. Providing Americans with the psychological preparation they needed to enter World War II, popular movies familiarized audiences with the wartime experience, offered definitions of patriotism and Americanism, and established the fundamental distinctions between democracy and dictatorship."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 416 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- A Wonderful Place
- Fires at Home
- Fires Abroad
- Fingers in the Dike
- Misfires
- New Directions
- Good Neighbors
- Serving America
- The Widening Campaign
- A Fine Pickle
- A Winter of Discontent
- Leading the Way
- The Pivotal Month
- Zanuck Makes His Stand
- Searching for a Voice
- Closing the Ring
- Weapons of Inspiration
- Three Continents
- Spring 1941
- Marching to War
- Hollywood Triumphant
- The End of Peace
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Essay on Sources
- Isbn
- 9780801890444
- Label
- The moguls and the dictators : Hollywood and the coming of World War II
- Title
- The moguls and the dictators
- Title remainder
- Hollywood and the coming of World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- David Welky
- Subject
-
- Fascisme
- Film
- Films
- Los Angeles- Hollywood
- Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- United States
- Nationalismus <Motiv>
- Faschismus <Motiv>
- Tweede Wereldoorlog
- Verenigde Staten
- Vorgeschichte
- Weltkrieg <1939-1945, Motiv>
- Weltkrieg <1939-1945>
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war
- Politics in motion pictures
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In this fresh look at moviemaking during the Great Depression, David Welky examines Hollywood's response to the rise of fascism and the beginning of the Second World War. Through innovative analysis of hundreds of movies - including The Dawn Patrol, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and Sergeant York - Welky traces the shifting motivations and arguments of the film industry, politicians, and the public as they negotiated how - or whether - the silver screen should portray Nazism, depict conflict overseas, promote Americanism, and support President Franklin D. Roosevelt's rearmament efforts." "Hollywood, Welky argues, was a primary player in the debate between interventionists and isolationists. These competing groups vied for influence and control over the message Hollywood offered the public - either scorning it for being too timid or attacking it for being too aggressive. The national debate reached a fever pitch in September 1941, when isolationists in the U.S. Senate staged widely publicized hearings, accusing the movie industry of warmongering." "While prewar Hollywood often reflected the principles of the Roosevelt administration, it also sometimes outpaced the cautious and politically astute president. Providing Americans with the psychological preparation they needed to enter World War II, popular movies familiarized audiences with the wartime experience, offered definitions of patriotism and Americanism, and established the fundamental distinctions between democracy and dictatorship."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Welky, David
- Dewey number
- 940.53/114
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D743.23
- LC item number
- .W45 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- World War, 1939-1945
- Motion pictures
- Politics in motion pictures
- Fascisme
- Tweede Wereldoorlog
- Films
- Verenigde Staten
- Nationalismus <Motiv>
- Weltkrieg <1939-1945, Motiv>
- Weltkrieg <1939-1945>
- Vorgeschichte
- Film
- Faschismus <Motiv>
- Los Angeles- Hollywood
- Label
- The moguls and the dictators : Hollywood and the coming of World War II, David Welky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-393) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- A Wonderful Place -- Fires at Home -- Fires Abroad -- Fingers in the Dike -- Misfires -- New Directions -- Good Neighbors -- Serving America -- The Widening Campaign -- A Fine Pickle -- A Winter of Discontent -- Leading the Way -- The Pivotal Month -- Zanuck Makes His Stand -- Searching for a Voice -- Closing the Ring -- Weapons of Inspiration -- Three Continents -- Spring 1941 -- Marching to War -- Hollywood Triumphant -- The End of Peace -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Essay on Sources
- Control code
- 196314861
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xi, 416 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780801890444
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008007847
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)196314861
- Label
- The moguls and the dictators : Hollywood and the coming of World War II, David Welky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-393) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- A Wonderful Place -- Fires at Home -- Fires Abroad -- Fingers in the Dike -- Misfires -- New Directions -- Good Neighbors -- Serving America -- The Widening Campaign -- A Fine Pickle -- A Winter of Discontent -- Leading the Way -- The Pivotal Month -- Zanuck Makes His Stand -- Searching for a Voice -- Closing the Ring -- Weapons of Inspiration -- Three Continents -- Spring 1941 -- Marching to War -- Hollywood Triumphant -- The End of Peace -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Essay on Sources
- Control code
- 196314861
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xi, 416 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780801890444
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008007847
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)196314861
Subject
- Fascisme
- Film
- Films
- Los Angeles- Hollywood
- Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- United States
- Nationalismus <Motiv>
- Faschismus <Motiv>
- Tweede Wereldoorlog
- Verenigde Staten
- Vorgeschichte
- Weltkrieg <1939-1945, Motiv>
- Weltkrieg <1939-1945>
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war
- Politics in motion pictures
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