The Film Colony’s Long Romance with the Left
By Ronald and Allis Radosh
[here's a link to a terrific one-hour C-Span Book-TV interview Radosh did a few years ago. I hope the link works for you. On my system it opens and plays in RealPlayer.-etl]
After Words: Ronald Radosh interviewed by Jack Valenti
Description: This week on After Words our guest is Ron Radosh. He discusses his book, “Red Star Over Hollywood: The Film Colony’s Long Romance with the Left.” The book argues that Soviet Communists made the American film industry a prime target for infiltration in the late 1920’s. He is interviewed by Jack Valenti former Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America. Author Bio: Ronald Radosh was the first writer to establish the guilt of Julius Rosenberg in his book, "The Rosenberg File." He is also the author of "Commies: A Journey Through the Old Left, the New Left and the Leftover Left." He lives in Brookeville, Maryland, with his wife and co-author, Allis Radosh.
Watch:
http://www.booktv.org/ram/AfterWords/0505/arc_btv052205_4.ram
___________________________________________________
"...at the time of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, the Communists suddenly transformed the 'Anti-Nazi League' into the "Hollywood Peace Forum," calling for American neutrality and using the slogan 'Let's Skip the Next War.'..."
--Ronald Radosh, from his book, Red Star Over Hollywood: The Film Colony's Long Romance With the Left
http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4251