Comments on: The old (and new?) blacklist http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/07/17/the-old-and-new-blacklist/ Movie reviews from award-winning journalist Christian Toto Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:12:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Breckman http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/07/17/the-old-and-new-blacklist/comment-page-1/#comment-19242 David Breckman Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:40:55 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=233#comment-19242 "Robert Taylor never worked again...because of the blacklist"??? Say what? Dude, do yourself a favor. Go to IMDB right now. This minute. And look up Mr. Taylor's CV. The guy worked a LOT after the 1950s. “Robert Taylor never worked again…because of the blacklist”??? Say what? Dude, do yourself a favor. Go to IMDB right now. This minute. And look up Mr. Taylor’s CV. The guy worked a LOT after the 1950s.

]]> By: cftoto http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/07/17/the-old-and-new-blacklist/comment-page-1/#comment-433 cftoto Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:35:17 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=233#comment-433 K - I changed the posting to add "in Hollywood" re the first line you quote in my post ... and thanks for the clarification. Just sloppy on my part ... I know the Comm. party was alive and well at that time ... Your thoughts about Hollywood and historical revisionism are truer than it should be, alas K – I changed the posting to add “in Hollywood” re the first line you quote in my post … and thanks for the clarification. Just sloppy on my part … I know the Comm. party was alive and well at that time …

Your thoughts about Hollywood and historical revisionism are truer than it should be, alas

]]> By: K http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/07/17/the-old-and-new-blacklist/comment-page-1/#comment-431 K Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:19:45 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=233#comment-431 <em>during the Cold War Communist sympathizers weren’t allowed to practice their form of politics</em> You need to go back to the history books. There was an operating Communist party USA even during the cold war. Not to mention that CP sympathizers made up a large fraction of the NY literary elite. The "blacklist" occured when the congress investigated communist influence in the entertainment industry. The studios themselves, who were obviously embarassed about this, banned the principle suspects, and ALSO BANNED the folks who testified against the communists in the investigations. Folks like Robert Taylor and several very successful writers never worked in Hollywood again because of this same blacklist. I think a useful analog is if Hitler had beaten Stalin. Then Hollywood would be making endless features celebrating the brave Nazi sympathizers who were banned by the studios. Of course, Hollywood and historical revisionism go hand in hand. during the Cold War Communist sympathizers weren’t allowed to practice their form of politics

You need to go back to the history books. There was an operating Communist party USA even during the cold war. Not to mention that CP sympathizers made up a large fraction of the NY literary elite.

The “blacklist” occured when the congress investigated communist influence in the entertainment industry. The studios themselves, who were obviously embarassed about this, banned the principle suspects, and ALSO BANNED the folks who testified against the communists in the investigations. Folks like Robert Taylor and several very successful writers never worked in Hollywood again because of this same blacklist.

I think a useful analog is if Hitler had beaten Stalin. Then Hollywood would be making endless features celebrating the brave Nazi sympathizers who were banned by the studios. Of course, Hollywood and historical revisionism go hand in hand.

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