Friday, February 20, 2026

FFB: CITY OF NETS, Otto Friedrich

 

One of my favorite books about Hollywood, Otto Friedrich looks at it from 1939 until 1950. A very particular time because of the influx of Europeans fleeing Nazi Germany. Many of what would be the most talented directors and actors turned up to escape the regime and the war.  Blacklisting figures heavily in this period too. This is a terrific book for anyone interested in this era and the movie business, or the politics of that time. 

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4 comments:

Jeff Meyerson said...

I did read this a few years ago the last time you wrote about it, and I agree: really good book.

8:37 AM
George said...

Like Jeff, I read CITY OF NETS when you wrote about it before, too. Great book!

9:03 AM
Todd Mason said...

My sister has left the US in hopes of making a life in a more stable country. I fear she is optimistic, unless Drumpf succeeds in becoming a de facto dictator for the several months he manages to fight off successful impeachment and/or biological collapse (Alzheimer's taking a further toll, if not other systems failure). But things have Never been good enough in this country, of course...at very least for any length of time, for most people.

8:48 PM
Todd Mason said...

Remarkable how our Malignant Narcissist in Chief whines mightily about his governmental, vs, his various personal, slush funds being cut off, with the revocation of his initial set of unconstitutional tariffs being disallowed, and in his continuing tantrum sets up more ever higher tariffs (will they be 20% tomorrow afternoon?) which will presumably also be disallowed, if not quickly enough, by the SCUSA, and perhaps even by a Congress feeling its spine as Pres. Bloat tries to take up pudgy arms against the traitors who'd prefer re-election over continued truckling before him and his agenda of Everything, c'est moi. Perhaps they won't even let him have his next war.

10:19 PM

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