Radicalism In American Silent Films 1909-1929 A Filmography And History

This Work Identifies 436 American Silent Films Released Between 1909 And 1929 That Engaged The Issues Of Militant Labor And Revolutionary Radicalism. It Begins With An Extended Introduction And Analytical Chapters That Investigate The Ways In Which The American Motion Picture Industry Portrayed The Interrelationships Between Labor Radicals, Exploitative Capitalists, Socialist Idealists And Bolsheviks During This Critical Twenty-year Period. Each Entry Contains A Detailed Plot Synopsis, Citations To Primary Sources, Coding Indicating The Presence Or Absence Of 14 Predominant Discernible Biases (including Anti- And Pro-capitalism, Socialism, Revolution And Labor), And Subject Coding Keyed To 64 Related Terms And Concepts (including Agitators, Bolshevism, Bombs, Female Radicals, Militias, Mobs, Political Refugees, And Strikes).