Class Struggle in Hollywood, 1930-1950 Moguls, Mobsters, Stars, Reds, and Trade Unionists

This book is destined to be a bombshell in the field and perhaps far beyond the field. Paul Buhle, coauthor of Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist - "As Hollywood approaches deadline time on the strike front, a book has been published about the extraordinary history of the film world and the often incestuous relationship between studios, unions, and mobsters. It spotlights bloody union battles of the past, when pickets set cars on fire and 'reds' were seen under every studio bed. The strikes in the film industry of the 1940s had a resonance that echoes today. 'At stake was nothing less than control over an industry that was essential in forging people's consciousness,' writes Gerald Horne in Class Struggle in Hollywood 1930-1950."--The Observer 29 April 2001