I'm straining my mind to come up with examples (without much
luck--where did I leave my memory), but there were dozens of
B movies from the 40s and early 50s that were strongly
hardboiled and carried profoundly socialistic messages. The
McCarthy-driven purge of the movie industry was partly driven
by these films. I'm not talking about Grapes of Wrath here
(although that was a great movie, it was hardly
hardboiled).
What an interesting discussion. I think that most fiction
carries with it the social assumptions of its author--whether
he/she admits it or not.
Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com
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