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Films have been a part of U.S. society for a century-a source of great enjoyment for the audience and of great profit to filmmakers. How does a mass entertainment medium deal with some of the great sources of dramatic real-life political and economic conflict-the Great Depression, the Cold War-in a way that attracts an audience without making it angry? How does an industry, which has from its beginnings been the subject of attacks from social,...

How does the mass entertainment medium of film deal with dramatic real-life political and economic conflict, such as the Great Depression and the Cold War, in a way which attracts an audience without making it angry? This text examines the issue, looking at American films of various genres.