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High noon the Hollywood blacklist and the making of an American classic

"The story behind the classic movie High Noon shares insights into the toxic political climate in which it was created, recounting how, during the film shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman was interrogated and blacklisted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. By the New York Times best-...

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Main Author: Frankel, Glenn (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury, 2017.
Series: Amicus High Interest. Pro Sports Biographies
Subjects:
High noon (Motion picture)
Blacklisting of authors > United States.
Blacklisting of entertainers > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • The natural
  • The elephant man
  • The icon
  • The boy wonder
  • The committee
  • The Viennese gentleman
  • The falling star
  • The committee returns
  • The screenplay
  • The informer
  • Citizen Kane
  • "Bombshells"
  • The witness
  • The exile
  • The music men
  • The process
  • The movie
  • Writer's block
  • The return
  • Epilogue.

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