Class Struggle in Hollywood, 1930-1950: Moguls, Mobsters, Stars, Reds, and Trade Unionists Paperback - 2001
by Gerald Horne
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As World War II wound down in 1945 and the Cold War heated up, the skilled trades that made up the Conference of Studio Unions (CSU) began a tumultuous strike at the major Hollywood studios. This turmoil escalated further when the studios retaliated by locking out CSU in 1946. This labor unrest unleashed a fury of Red-baiting that allowed studio moguls to crush the union and seize control of the production process, with far-reaching consequences.
This engrossing book probes the motives and actions of all the players -- union activists, studio heads, mobsters, film stars, and Communist organizers -- to reveal the full story of the CSU strike and the resulting lockout of 1946. Gerald Horne draws extensively on primary materials and oral histories to document how limited a "threat" the Communist party actually posed in Hollywood, even as studio moguls successfully used the Red scare to undermine union clout, prevent film stars from supporting labor, and prove the moguls' own patriotism. Horne also discloses that, unnoticed amid the turmoil, organized crime entrenched itself in management and labor, gaining considerable control over both the "product" and the profits of Hollywood.
This research demonstrates that the CSU strike and lockout were a pivotal moment in Hollywood history, with vital consequences for everything from production values, to the kinds of stories told in films, to permanent shifts in the centers of power. Because this story has never been completely told before, this book will be important and fascinating reading for everyone interested in Hollywood filmmaking, labor and Cold War history, American cultural studies, southern California history, and Jewish studies.
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- Title Class Struggle in Hollywood, 1930-1950: Moguls, Mobsters, Stars, Reds, and Trade Unionists
- Author Gerald Horne
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 363
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
- Date 2001-02-01
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780292731387 / 0292731388
- Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 9.08 x 6.03 x 0.78 in (23.06 x 15.32 x 1.98 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1930's
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 1950's
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Library of Congress subjects Motion picture industry - Employees - Labor
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00025950
- Dewey Decimal Code 331.881
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Citations
- Choice, 12/01/2001, Page 746
- Publishers Weekly, 01/15/2001, Page 63
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