Overview
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
- R.H. Thomson as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Neal Gabler as Self
- J. Hoberman as Self
- Arthur Tracy as Self
- Bernard Avishai as Self
- Hasia Diner as Self
- Thomas Cripps as Self
- Richard Koszarski as Self
- Judith Balaban as Self
- Cass Warner as Self