A Tale of Two Movies: Charlie Chaplin, United Artists, and the Red Scare

Darrell William DAVIS

doi:10.2307/1225323

A Tale of Two Movies: Charlie Chaplin, United Artists, and the Red Scare

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Abstract

Chaplin and his distribution company, United Artists, faced widespread public hostility toward his last American releases, "Monsieur Verdoux" and "Limelight". The combined distribution campaigns engineered for the films exemplify the interrelation of film economics, contemporary politics, and even critical reputation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-62
Number of pages	16
Journal	Cinema Journal
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/1225323
Publication status	Published - 1987
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Red Scare
Film criticism
Hostility
Veterans
Movies
Communism
Telegrams
Cold wars
Political exploitation
Public sphere

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A Tale of Two Movies: Charlie Chaplin, United Artists, and the Red Scare

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