Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes annotated filmography: pages 193-227.
Contents:
Hollywood and Washington -- Who started it? the guilt appeal -- Defining the bad guys: the satanism appeal -- We will win! the illusion of victory appeal -- God is on our side! apocalyptic / Biblical appeals -- Defending our homes: the territorial appeal -- Conclusion.
Summary:
This book explores how the Hollywood studios used sophisticated strategies of propaganda to ideologically unite the country during World War II. Through such films as Sergeant York, Casablanca, They Were Expendable, Mrs. Miniver, and others, the studios appealed to the public's sense of nationalism, demonized the enemy, and stressed that wartime sacrifices would result in triumph. --Publisher.
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