3. The Preservation of American Ideals

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PROGRAM NOTES vii
4. THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. ABBREVIATIONS xv
6. Part I. BACKSTORIES
7. 1. How the Popular Front Became Unpopular 1
8. 2. Hollywood’s War Record 26
9. 3. The Preservation of American Ideals 42
10. 4. The Magic of a Hollywood Dateline 53
11. 5. Smearing Hollywood with the Brush of Communism 73
12. Part II. ON LOCATION IN WASHINGTON
13. 6. Showtime 97
14. 7. Lovefest 124
15. 8. Friendlies, Cooperative and Uncooperative 138
16. 9. Hollywood’s Finest 155
17. 10. Doldrums 177
18. 11. Crashing Page 1 188
19. 12. Contempt 205
20. 13. $64 Questions and No Answers 227
21. 14. Jewish Questions 251
22. 15. The Curtain Drops 275
23. Part III. BACKFIRE
24. 16. The Waldorf and Other Declarations 295
25. 17. Blacklists and Casualty Lists 321
26. 18. Not Only Victims 337
27. A Bibliographical Note 355
28. Notes 359
29. Index 391