Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)

This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major movie moguls who controlled the studios shared. Through clips of various films, the filmmakers illustrate the dominant themes like that of the outsider, the outspoken American patriotism, and rooting for the underdog in society.

Cast

Narrator
R.H. Thomson
Himself
N Neal Gabler
Himself
R Robert Rosen
Himself
B Bob Thomas
Himself
A.C. Lyles
Herself
A Aljean Harmetz
Himself
J Jonathan Rosenbaum
Himself
L Les Friedman
Herself
I Irene Mayer Holt
Himself
Daniel Selznick
Herself
B Betty Lasky
Herself
B Betty Warner Sheinbaum
Himself
J J. Hoberman
Himself
J Jim Zukor
Himself
S Stephen J. Whitfield
Himself
Edward Dmytryk
Himself
Abraham Polonsky
Himself
Walter Bernstein
Himself
B Bruce Cohn Curtis
Himself
Arthur Tracy
Himself
B Bernard Avishai
Herself
H Hasia Diner
Himself
T Thomas Cripps
Himself
R Richard Kozarski
Herself
J Judith Balaban
Herself
C Cass Warner

Crew

Director
Simcha Jacobovici
Director
S Stuart Samuels
Legal Services
M Michael A. Levine
Writer
Simcha Jacobovici
Writer
N Neal Gabler
Producer
E Elliott Halpern
Producer
Simcha Jacobovici
Director of Photography
M Mark Mackay
Editor
R Reid Dennison
Art Direction
R Robin Bicknell