Hollywood Hates Hitler!: Jew-Baiting, Anti-Nazism, and the Senate Investigation into Warmongering in Motion Pictures - Dr. Chris Yogerst

Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus talk with author and historian Dr. Chris Yogerst about the uproar sparked by a few isolationist senators who accused Hollywood’s early anti-Nazi films of promoting war. Their ill-fated investigation became a national spectacle, splashed across newspapers for all to see. Please support this podcast by checking out our patreon:www.patreon.com/primarysourcemedia CHAPTERS:00:00:00 - Introductions00:02:07 - Introduction to Hollywood’s Historical Context00:04:00 - Why Hollywood?00:06:08 - The State of Hollywood in the Great Depression and The Lead Up to WWII00:09:06 - Understanding Propaganda in Hollywood Movies00:12:49 - What Caused the Senate to Investigate Hollywood?00:18:18 - The Rise of Isolationism vs. Interventionism00:20:53 - The Hays Code And The Hollywood Response to Current Events00:26:48 The Role of Movies in Public Perception00:28:26 - The Senate Investigates Hollywood00:32:34 - The Disconnect Between Politicians and Technology00:35:11 - Reactions to The Investigation00:37:03 - The Role of Evidence and The Underlying Prejudice00:41:09 - Was Everyone In On It?00:42:52 - Studipidity and Dog Whistles00:44:27 - Media Coverage and Public Perception00:48:19 - Shifting Political Rhetoric Post-Pearl Harbor00:50:48 - Why Did You Choose This Topic?00:55:21 - Where Should People Visit00:58:24 - The Three Movies People Should Watch EPISODE LINKS:Dr. Chris Yogerst – https://www.chrisyogerst.comSubstack – https://chrisyogerst.substack.comBlueSky – https://bsky.app/profile/chrisyogerst.comHollywood Hates Hitler!: Jew-Baiting, Anti-Nazism, and the Senate Investigation into Warmongering in Motion Pictures – https://www.ubcpress.ca/hollywood-hates-hitlerThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – https://www.unmpress.com/9780826368386/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance/The Warner Brothers – https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813198019/the-warner-brothers/The Great Dictator – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032553/Black Legion – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027367/Why We Fight films – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7jF6pEM23dcE3HsS8QsS2L3lx4Do98JpCharles E. Coughlin – https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/charles-e-coughlinAmerica First Committee – https://www.britannica.com/topic/America-First-CommitteeCharles Lindberg – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-LindberghGerald Nye – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hollywood-blacklist#ref1191115Hitler in Los Angeles – https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/steven-j-rossThe Hays Code – https://www.britannica.com/art/Hays-CodeJoseph Breen – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1033952/Leo Frank Case – https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/frank-petition.htmlConfessions of a Nazi Spy – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031173/House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) – https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-Un-American-Activities-CommitteeBennett Champ Clark – https://dcchs.org/judges/clark-bennett-champ/Wendell Willkie – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wendell-WillkieErnest McFarland – https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=MC022Harry Warner – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912481/bio/Charlie Chaplin – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlie-ChaplinDorothy Thompson – https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/dorothy-thompson-1893-1961Thomas Doherty – https://scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/profile/thomas_doherty/overviewThe Mortal Storm – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032811/PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: 2c4hpod.comApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-complicated-4-history/id1664183536Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3svQpZfxhVQnYJMESpp842?si=514780ada34d4aabSOCIAL:- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/2c4h_podcast