High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic - Glenn Frankel Audiobook
Language: EnglishKeywords:
1950's
Hollywood
HUAC
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Theatre Arts
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· Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
· Release date: 02-21-17
· Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury
It’s one of the most revered movies of Hollywood’s golden era. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in her first significant film role, High Noon was shot on a lean budget over just 32 days but achieved instant box-office and critical success. It won four Academy Awards in 1953, including a best actor win for Cooper. And it became a cultural touchstone, often cited by politicians as a favorite film, celebrating moral fortitude.
Yet what has been often overlooked is that High Noon was made during the height of the Hollywood blacklist, a time of political inquisition and personal betrayal. In the middle of the film shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman was forced to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities about his former membership in the Communist Party. Refusing to name names, he was eventually blacklisted and fled the United States. (His coauthored screenplay for another classic, The Bridge on the River Kwai, went uncredited in 1957.) Examined in light of Foreman’s testimony, High Noon’s emphasis on courage and loyalty takes on deeper meaning and importance.
In this book, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel tells the story of the making of a great American Western, exploring how Carl Foreman’s concept of High Noon evolved from idea to first draft to final script, taking on allegorical weight. Both the classic film and its turbulent political times emerge newly illuminated.
“…This book shuttles back and forth between a highly focused study of the film, Gary Cooper, and screenwriter Carl Foreman, and an informed and revealing examination of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) and the many people in Hollywood who were affected by, or acted on behalf of, that committee. This may be one of the most accessible books ever written concerning the effects of HUAC on Hollywood, as Frankel’s decision to blend these two aspects of Hollywood history, and his innate skill as a journalist, has produced a highly readable and fascinating look at a period that is less widely known than one might imagine. VERDICT Anyone interested in film and/or politics will enjoy and learn from this book.”—Library Journal
Joseph R. McCarthy of the HUAC met his match when he took on Edward R Murrow.
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This post has 8 comments with rating of 5/5
July 9th, 2023
Exquisite find—thank you!
July 9th, 2023
The movie based on this book is mentioned..
https://politicalaudio.org/asbs/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-pierre-boulle-1546/
July 9th, 2023
McCarthy was a Senator. The HUAC was a congressional committee, for congressmen… McCarthy had nothing to with the Hollywood Blacklist, he investigated the U.S Army and it’s possible infiltration by foreign influence.If you want a great counter-point movie to High Noon, Rio Bravo was specifically created for that purpose.
July 9th, 2023
Thank you
July 9th, 2023
Thank you so much
July 9th, 2023
There’s a very recent PBS documentary “Inside High Noon” which is worth looking at after reading this book
July 9th, 2023
I guess I watched different news programs in the 1950’s than PerrinRingo did. McCarthy seemed dominate all the hearings.
July 9th, 2023
Take a look at this link for more infor on the HUAC.
https://historyhub.history.gov/legislative-records/b/legislative-records-blog/posts/records-of-the-house-committee-on-un-american-activities-huac
Also look into the Vernona Papers. Here is an article about that:
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/opening-the-venona-files/
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