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The F-Word

How politics and language mix

In the Human Frame

Memories of the baffled king

Balance the Books

The case for Canadian publishing

Mark Langer

Mark Langer is an adjunct research professor of film studies in the School for Studies in Art and Culture at Carleton University.

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Mark Langer

Hunting for Body Snatchers

Seeing communist propaganda everywhere in Hollywood, the FBI helped drive America’s Red Scare September 2012
It was a dark period in modern American history. It saw treason charges against thousands in the entertainment industry, including Shirley Temple, Lucille Ball, Judy Holliday, Charlie Chaplin, Zero Mostel and the creator of Mr. Magoo, John Hubley. Hundreds of talents of the age, like Chaplin, directors Joseph Losey and Jules Dassin, or writers Ring Lardner…