A Radical Journey

Charlie Chaplin was considered a radical by both his friends and his enemies as he took left wing positions on everything from the USSR and the Cold Warn to McCarthyism. This book examines his life in a sociohistorical context and to foreground the radicalism in both his politics and his art.

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Charlie Chaplin was considered a radical by both his friends and his enemies as he took left wing positions on everything from the New Deal and Spain, to the USSR and the Cold War, and McCarthyism. This book examines his life in a sociohistorical context and to foreground the radicalism in both his politics and his art. Heather A. Kiernan brings to light Chaplin's experience as Hollywood's lone radical in the early part of this century, and how he influenced other left wing artists in the middle of the century during the heyday of Hollywood leftism.