RMA Presents “Hollywood and Movies of the Fifties”
Hirsch provided a fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade, set against the boom of the post–World War II years, the Cold War, and the atomic age—with movies that reflected seismic shifts. Hollywood in the 1950s was a period when the film industry both set conventions and broke norms and traditions, from Cinerama, CinemaScope, and VistaVision to the epic film and lavish musical.
