Episode 429- Hollywood vs Nazis: How The Movie Studios Took On Nazis Infiltrating Los Angeles"
About this episode
The episode discusses how Hollywood studios confronted Nazi infiltration during World War II, featuring insights from Michael Benson's book.
In this episode, I spoke with Michael Benson about his book "Hollywood vs Nazis: How The Movie Studios Took On Nazis Infiltrating Los Angeles". The true story of Hitler’s plot to turn Hollywood’s Dream Factory into a Nazi propaganda machine—and the Jewish moguls’ clandestine operation to sabotage the Reich’s insidious reach.
People in this episode
Guest: Michael Benson
Topics covered
- Hollywood history
- Nazi propaganda
- film industry
- World War II
- Jewish moguls
- Los Angeles
Keywords
- Hollywood
- Nazis
- propaganda
- Michael Benson
- film history
- World War II
- Los Angeles
- Jewish moguls
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nazi
Books & works: Hollywood vs Nazis: How The Movie Studios Took On Nazis Infiltrating Los Angeles
Places: Los Angeles, Hollywood
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