Many accused personalities ended up flipping on their comrades and to a sadder extent it seems like many innocent people were not allowed to work in Hollywood anymore. Many actors such as Charlie Chaplin were not allowed access to Hollywood and in Chaplin’s experience he was not allowed back into the country for a period of time. Writers who were blacklisted had the opportunity to write for films but were not allowed to take credit. This pseudonym style of writing allowed people to continue in the industry under a friend or even fictitious person’s name. The blacklist itself was a tool which extricated many outspoken people in Hollywood whether or not they were even communists. Dissenters, activists and problematic individuals were removed to make way for a more patriotic if placid workforce. These two issues provided to shape Hollywood for the future. The studio system was eventually crushed and the Hollywood red scare drove its workers to become less outspoken and more in line with perceived ideas of the time. Many people were hurt and studios were affected negatively by these
Many accused personalities ended up flipping on their comrades and to a sadder extent it seems like many innocent people were not allowed to work in Hollywood anymore. Many actors such as Charlie Chaplin were not allowed access to Hollywood and in Chaplin’s experience he was not allowed back into the country for a period of time. Writers who were blacklisted had the opportunity to write for films but were not allowed to take credit. This pseudonym style of writing allowed people to continue in the industry under a friend or even fictitious person’s name. The blacklist itself was a tool which extricated many outspoken people in Hollywood whether or not they were even communists. Dissenters, activists and problematic individuals were removed to make way for a more patriotic if placid workforce. These two issues provided to shape Hollywood for the future. The studio system was eventually crushed and the Hollywood red scare drove its workers to become less outspoken and more in line with perceived ideas of the time. Many people were hurt and studios were affected negatively by these