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What is poverty row?
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anything that is not the major studios
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What is HUAC?
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The house committee on un-American activities -congressional probe into communist activity...
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What was the Hollywood ten?
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they were classified as "unfriendly witnesses", who refused to answer HUAC's questions, because...
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How did Hollywood react to HUAC?
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-the industry agreed ti bi kibger emplot communists or alleged subversions (anything against...
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What is blacklisting?
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blacklisting was put upon people acused of being involved with communists partiesthose who...
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US v. Paramount
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-an anti-trust suit by the Justice department in 1938-monopoly case, because they were controlling...
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who is the big eight?
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1. Paramount2. MGM3. Universal4. RKO5. Columbia6. 20th century fox7. Warner Brothers8. W.C....
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What is block booking?
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making people watch other films along with the one they wanted to see, which would force people...
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What is blind buying?
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studios would force people to pay to watch something, but they would not know what they were...
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