It's a Wonderful Life, Comrade
When "It's a Wonderful Life" first came out, it fell under suspicion
from the FBI and the House Un-American Activities Committee as Communist
propaganda, part of the Red Scare that soon would lead to the blacklist
and witch hunt that destroyed the careers of many in Hollywood.
Screenshot of Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). (Photo: National Telefilm Associates)
