In this episode, Emma and Jack are joined by Dr. Vincent Casaregola from St. Louis University, and they discuss what Hollywood was like after World War II. From Cold War tensions to Hollywood Blacklists, this episode is full of film insights from one of the most insightful professors in the nation. Films and topics referenced will be included in the show notes.
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Topic References:
The Long 1950s -- 00:00 – 10:40
Blacklist, Production Code, and Hollywood Changes -- 10:40 – 20:00
All About Film Noirs -- 20:00 – 32:26
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) Investigations -- 32:26 – 52:05
Waldorf Statement -- 52:05 – 56:45
Mass Media and the Public’s Perception of the Anti-Communist Crusades -- 56:45 – 1:04:10
Anxiety and Paranoia of the Culture -- 1:04:10 – 1:17:52
Film Portrayals of International Relationships -- 1:17:52 – 1:21:45
Hollywood: Integration Propaganda, Agitation Propaganda, and Diversions -- 1:21:45 – 1:28:50
Pandemic Influences on the Motion Picture Industry -- 1:28:50 – 1:33:00
Concluding Thoughts on Historical Film Periods -- 1:33:00 – 1:37:00
Films Mentioned:
The Best Years of our Lives (1946)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
No Down Payment (1957)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Rear Window (1954)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Edge of the City (1957)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Blockade (1938)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Walk East on Beacon (1952)
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
My Son John (1952)
Task Force (1949)
Twelve O’Clock High (1942)
Battleground (1949)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
The Steel Helmet (1951)
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
On the Beach (1959)
The Beginning or the End (1947)
The Good Earth (1937)
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
When They See Us (2019)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
El Norte (1983)
First Secret City (2015)
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
Playhouse 90 (1956-1960)
Studio One (1948-1958)