Category Archives: Sci-Fi films & American Society in the 1950s

Science Fiction Films and American Society in the Fifties. Chapter Three

Posted on November 12, 2008 by bobmitchellinthe21stcentury

McCarthyism and Communism – Invasion, Depersonalisation and Infiltration In the late Forties and Fifties an anti-Communist wave swept through Hollywood, with such figures as American icon John Wayne and president of the Screen Actors Guild Ronald Reagan running alleged subversives … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Films and American Society in the Fifties. Chapter Two

Posted on January 8, 2008 by bobmitchellinthe21stcentury

The Presentation of Conflicting Ideologies – The Day The Earth Stood Still and The Thing An interesting example of the way that different ideas can be discerned from the science fiction films of the Fifties can be found in the … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Films and American Society in the Fifties. Chapter One: Science fiction films and the political climate

Posted on October 19, 2007 by bobmitchellinthe21stcentury

WHEN the Cold War began in 1947 only two science fiction films were made in the United States that year. The fact that the genre became an effective political tool in the Fifties is illustrated in part by the fact … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Films and American Society in the Fifties: Introduction

Posted on October 4, 2007 by bobmitchellinthe21stcentury

THE beginning of the Cold War in 1947 and the technological advancements that accompanied it ushered in the golden age of American science fiction films two years later. With the release of Destination Moon producer George Pal proved that the … Continue reading →

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