Projections of War: Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II

Thomas Doherty

Published by Columbia University Press 1999

Projections of War

Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II

Thomas Doherty

In the series Film and Culture

https://doi.org/10.7312/dohe92436

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Studies the relationship between Hollywood and American culture from 1941-1945 as both an exploration into the history of film and to assert that it was during this period that the view of Hollywood shifted from being a source of 'mere entertainment' to being influential on the culture of the people who viewed it.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
1. Hollywood’s War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Leni Riefenstahl’s Contribution to the American War Effort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
3. Production Codes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
4. Government Work Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
5. Genre Work Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
6. Properly Directed Hatred Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
7. Women Without Men Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
8. Keep ’Em Laughing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
9. The Negro Soldier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
10. The Real War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
11. Legacies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Appendixes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Film Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 388

eBook

Published: May 6, 2019
ISBN: 9780231888707