In 1954 at the height of McCarthyism 50% of the American public supported McCarthy, the Communist Control Act was introduced making being a Communist illegal and membership applications for militant anti-communist women's groups such as Minute Women of the U.S.A surged.
During the Red Scare everything from bubblegum to Hollywood movies seemed to have something to say about communism.
Surprisingly political bubblegum.
Red Rape!
This is tomorrow ... America under Communism
The Canadians even got into the act
I guess the director of this film must have been safe from McCarthy
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