Five Came Back : A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War

from VGAHarris

The main theme is that the main Hollywood directors - Ford et al, were subjected to the scrutiny for being propagandists for the communists in the late 30s ( and would again in 50s), but during the war were recruited to produce propaganda films for the American cause. Unfortunately the message ge...

from knahs

Excellent look at the five great Hollywood directors (John Ford, Frank Capra, William Wyler, George Stevens, and John Huston) who served in WWII. I found it incredible that Ford was on active duty training cameraman on rolling platforms to simulate a rolling ship three months before Pearl Harbor....

from knahs

Excellent look at the five great Hollywood directors (John Ford, Frank Capra, William Wyler, George Stevens, and John Huston) who served in WWII. I found it incredible that Ford was on active duty training cameraman on rolling platforms to simulate a rolling ship three months before Pearl Harbor....