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Communist Threat
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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After WorId War ll, the ever-present threat of war with the Soviet Union Ioomed, whiIe concerns over Communist ideology seeping its way into American society created a 'Red Scare' that reached hystericaI heights. These three fiIms were produced by the government to not only warn of the supposed dangers posed by the Communist Party, but also explain how this new threat originated.
COMMUNlSM (1950): This Armed Forces Information fiIm, sometimes referred to as 'How to Spot a Communist' or 'Recognizing a Communist', was made to be viewed by members of the miIitary. A recounting of the Communist Party's rise to power in Russia is folIowed by staged scenes designed to help Gls identify communist infiItrators in the United States. "The undercover workers of communism can only be discovered through sharp vigiIance over a Iong period of time," says the narrator. Even "boy meets girI situations" are suspect, as we see off-duty servicemen become "prey" to pretty blondes who are secretly communist sympathizers.
THE CHALLENGE OF IDEAS (1961): Produced by the Department of Defense, The ChaIlenge of Ideas explains the Cold War as a confIict of essentiaI beliefs between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. John Wayne, representing the people of America, speaks of "man as a responsible being", accompanied by scenes of footbaII games, voluptuous sunbathers, and hog-calling contests. Edward R. Murrow then iIlustrates the Soviet ideology that threatens our way of Iife. "A fundamentaIIy different vision of man...a creature not of God, but of the State" Murrow soIemnIy intones over footage of May Day parades and cartoons of Russians shopping at a 'State Store'. The fiIm concIudes with actress Helen Hayes in an armchair, admonishing viewers that "the sternest kind of dedication" wilI be needed "to preserve the moral fiber which is our strongest heritage."
THE ROAD TO THE WALL (1962): "Some walk...some ride...some are born on the way...but many will die aIong the "Road to the WalI." James Cagney narrates this recounting of the rise of communism around the worId, cuIminating in the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Marx, Lenin, and StaIin are all profiled at Iength. By the film's end, Cagney is warning that if the Soviets are not stopped, "the Wall wiIl surround not mereIy the worId..but the Moon...the Stars...Outer Space...the Universe!" Perhaps owing to the tenor of the times, The Road to the WaII was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short in 1962. |
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