Discuss the Red Scare, the Blacklist, and the Hollywood Ten.
Write long essay-style responses to the following questions in your own words. You do not need to write this as a traditional term paper. You can simply answer each question separately. Do not include direct quotations. Do include a list of references at the end of your document. Your answers to each question must be a minimum of one page in length
Q1: Discuss the Red Scare, the Blacklist, and the Hollywood Ten. Explain this political rift in Hollywood as exemplified (both on and off-screen) by the films, High Noon (1952) and On the Waterfront (1954). How did the Blacklist come to an end?
Q2: Discuss the impact of the so-called “Miracle” case of 1952 (Burstyn v. Wilson). How did this decision affect the film industry and the Production Code?
Q3: How did the film industry (Hollywood studios) compete with television in the 1950’s? What techniques and strategies did they use to combat the threat?
Requirements: one page for each question
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