A riveting chronicle of Communist Party efforts to propagate Communism in the United States, concurrent with Hollywood's "Golden Age" of creativity that came to define classical Hollywood cinema.

• Gives readers insight into how the Communist Party used the creative explosion in the movie industry to actively establish a foothold in the United States

• Draws a parallel between the rise of the Community Party and the rise of the motion picture industry in the United States

• Profiles Communist Party USA leaders close to Hollywood

• Takes a closer look at the "Hollywood Ten," detailing who each of the blacklisted individuals were and how their names came to be on the list