Hollywood and the Nazis on the Eve of War by Alexis Pogorelskin - 9798765108109

Hollywood and the Nazis on the Eve of WarThe Case of The Mortal Storm\nAuthor(s): Alexis Pogorelskin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9798765108109, 979-8765108109\nSynopsis\nThis book establishes the profound significance of MGMs 1940 film The Mortal Storm, the first major Hollywood production to depict the plight of Jews in Germany before the Holocaust. \n\nBased on Phyllis Bottomes best seller, also titled The Mortal Storm, the film was made amidst the bitter debate that occurred between 1938 and 1941 over whether the United States should involve itself in another European war or remain an isolationist country, as Charles Lindbergh among others urged.\n\nIn 1941, the film triggered the first hostile Congressional investigation of Hollywood where the studios were accused of allegedly propagandizing for war. Lindbergh had secretly urged the Hollywood hearings, inspired by his own growing antisemitism, as .