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Title
Hollywood & the Cold War: My Son John
Creator
Pacific Film Archive
Bessie, Alvah
Polonsky, Abraham
Rogin, Michael
Sayre, Nora
Date Created and/or Issued
1982-11-20
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Collection
California Revealed from University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Rights Information
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Description
Blacklisted filmmakers Abraham Polonsky and Alvah Bessie discuss Hollywood during the Cold War, the Hollywood Ten, and anti-communism with writer Nora Sayre and scholar Michael Rogin after a screening of the Cold War-era film My Son John.
Type
sound
Format
Master
Audio cassette
Extent
2 Tapes of 2
Identifier
4000-01-574; 4000-01-575
cbpf_00004
Language
English
Subject
Blacklisting of entertainers--United States
Cold War--Motion pictures and the war
Cold War--Personal narratives, American
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History--20th century--Anecdotes
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Intellectual life--20th century
Hayes, Helen
McCarey, Leo
McCarthy, Joseph
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Provenance
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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