Be servile, or die. During the 1930s Catholic agencies set to reshape Hollywood’s films, creating a cultural product that presented exemplars of pro-Catholic sexual virtues. Alexander McGregor, author of The Catholic Church in Hollywood, explains how and why. Continue reading
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Hollywood Walk of Shame
With financial pressure to export films abroad, fears of communism domestically and pressure from the Catholic Church, representations of Jews in mainstream 1930s American cinema vanished. Continue reading