[78-L] 1934 Stop-Upton Sinclair shorts (Was: A word of warning. . .)

[simmonssomer]

Well, Time Magazine supported Franco in those years.
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> Steve Shapiro <steveshapiro1 at juno.com>wrote:
>>> Has anyone ever reissued the Hollywood shorts from 1934 slicing
>>> Upton Sinclair to shreds?/steve
>>> http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1988/6/1988_6_34.shtml
>>> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,748070,00.html
>
> WOW!  What a story!  I had never heard about this before.  And we think
> that political campaigns are dishonest now!  Actually I am most
> surprised that the Time magazine article was not more slanted against
> Sinclair.  This puts a whole new light on the non-depression escapist
> films of the 30s.  How did they ever get to do "Grapes of Wrath" with
> schmucks like Mayer running the studios?

Well, Time Magazine supported Franco, Lindberg and all "America First".

Al S. groups.