Description
Book Synopsis From 1933 until America''s entry into World War II in 1941, nearly 500 Nazi films were shown in American theaters, accounting for nearly half of all foreign language film imports during the period. These poorly disguised propaganda films were produced by Germany''s top studios and featured prominent pro-German and Nazi actors, directors and technicians. The films were replete with overt and covert anti-Jewish imagery and themes, but in spite of this obvious intent to use the medium to justify Nazi ascendancy, viewers and film critics from such prominent publications as the New York Times, Variety, the Washington Post and the Chicago Times consistently overlooked the films'' anti-Semitic message, dubbing them harmless entertainment.
This is the complete history of German films shown in America from the founding of the Nazi government to America''s involvement in the war. Summaries, descriptions and discussions of these almost 500 films serve to
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1933: Deutsche Universal
- 1934: "You Are Jewish, Right?"
- 1935: Casino Film Exchange and Its Imports from Germany and "Vienna"
- 1936: "A Relief to Those Who Feared the Worst"
- 1937: From Traitors to Patriots
- 1938: The Circle of German Stars
- Prewar 1939: Hans Westmar Signals German-Soviet Cordiality
- September 1939–April 1940: "Where's the Enemy Hiding?"
- May 1940–1942: Feldzug in Polen, Der Sieg im Westen, and More
- Epilogue: Bedeviled Gold
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
