House on 92nd Street

This film is a prime example of what resulted from the McCarthy Era. Sen. McCarthy’s rants and rhetoric instilled a great deal of fear of, and duty towards stopping the threat of Communism. McCarthy sympathizers were scattered throughout the entertainment industries and it would only make sense that some of them worked on House on 92nd Street.

It still goes on today. The U.S. military whole-heartedly accepted a request from the makers of Black Hawk Down to train the actors as army soldiers. Government vehicles, weapons, and supplies all were donated to help the production of the movie since it was in the interest of the military to make themselves look as efficient as possible to help recruiting. The makers of films like these remind me of high priests in any civilization who use dogmatic standards to sway people to think, and ultimately act in a certain way.