Overview

This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major movie moguls who controlled the studios shared. Through clips of various films, the filmmakers illustrate the dominant themes like that of the outsider, the outspoken American patriotism, and rooting for the underdog in society.

Genres

Cast

R.H. Thomson

Narrator

Arthur Tracy

Himself

A.C. Lyles

Himself

Daniel Selznick

Himself

Edward Dmytryk

Himself

Abraham Polonsky

Himself

Walter Bernstein

Himself