Lawson, John Howard,  1894-1977. <br/><br/>
Film in the battle of ideas / 
by John Howard Lawson 
 - New York, New York :  Masses & Mainstream,  1953 
 - 126 pages ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Part I. The battle of ideas : 1. Film and foreign policy -- 2. Hollywood and the un-Americans -- 3. The function of film in a class society -- Part II. The social pattern of Hollywood films : 1. The gangster becomes a soldier -- 2. Hollywood history lesson -- 3. Celluloid revolution -- 4. Mass-man -- 5. The degradation of women -- 6. Mother-informer -- Part III. Toward a people's film art : 1. Two camps in the world of film -- 2. What can be done about Hollywood? -- 3. Audience organization -- 4. The responsibility of the artist -- 5. Independent production. 
<br/><br/> A series of essays from a Marxist perspective about the role of film culture in the first half of the 20th century United States. John Howard Lawson was one of the Hollywood Ten: ten filmmakers blacklisted by the House of Un-American Activities Committee. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>53013277  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion pictures.<br/>Motion pictures--Social aspects<br/>Motion pictures--History
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1993.5 .U6  / L3 1953 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>792.93