Members Only | Hollywood and History: The First Red Scare
Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
Time: 6:30–8pm
Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue
In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution and a 1919 series of domestic anarchist bombings, Hollywood filmmakers responded with a series of silent films aimed at warning Americans about the perceived dangers of Communism. Drawing from materials in the Wolfsonian collection and film clips from Dangerous Hours (1919), Bolshevism on Trial (1919), and Daughters Who Pay (1925), this presentation from chief librarian Frank Luca will delve into the historical context and lasting impact of America's first "Red Scare."
Free and open to members
Banner image inspired by: "Me gusta el Stacomb porque mantiene el cabello peinado a mi capricho" [I Like the Stacomb Because It Keeps My Hair Styled the Way I Want It], from Social, January 1925. Conrado Walter Massaguer, illustrator. Havana, Cuba. The Wolfsonian–FIU, Long-term loan, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection.
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