FILM TV 106A Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: William Wyler, Good Neighbor Policy, United Service Organizations
16 Nov 2016
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Hollywood strives during ww2 and plays an important role in the war effort. President roosevelt encourages movie production in order to maintain positive moral. Distraction from war, or on the contrary, also a way to learn about the war. Long runs-->quantity of films decreases as result. Frank capra: why we fight -->series of 7 information films. Propaganda films for soldiers to boost their morale. Also informed soldiers of the government"s view / intentions in the war. War bond tours raise money for the war effort. The hollywood canteen-->servicemen-only nightclub with celebrities serving you dinner. Manages flow of information about war to american public. Don"t stereotype the enemy as subhuman because it would make the war seem easier than it is. Office of inter-american affairs + the good neighbor policy. Make nice with latin america / gain their support. During this time, russia was fighting against hitler, so america sought to make movies in support of russia (related reading notes)
