The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938),, 277

and Robin Hood myth, 277, 278

Alexander Nevsky (1939),, 69–73, 80, 152, 153, 156, 174, 175, 180, 200, 201, 220, 244

and Nevsky as historical hero, 30, 69–73, 130

and popularity of film in the US, 200, 201

as anti-Nazi crusader, 152, 153, 156, 174, 175, 180, 220

and Soviet patriotism, 73, 80, 152, 157, 163, 241, 243

American Catholic Church, 245, 246, 249–251, 253–255

American Eugenics Society (AES), 181

American Legion, 180, 181

American Madness (1932),, 299

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938),, 273, 294, 299

Arsenal (1930),, 266, 268, 313

Art Deco, 11, 123

Aviators in the US, 92, 93, 96, 103, 131, 184

in the USSR, 85–87, 90–92, 131

Baltic Deputy,, 81, 272, 301

Battleship Potemkin (1925),, 11, 262

Benton, Thomas Hart, 60, 96

and Regionalist movement, 94, 95, 131

and Persephone (1939),, 100

and traditional notions of masculinity, 131

The Big Trail (1930),, 62

Boom Town (1940),, 93, 96, 100, 103, 131, 293, 299

Boys’ Town (1938),, 276, 304

Breen, Joseph., 58

and anti-Semitism, 254

and Catholicism, 250, 254

and censorship, 185, 186, 211, 297

Brooklyn Bridge, 123

Bulgakov, Mikhail., 270

Bullets or Ballots (1936),, 295

Capone, Al., 295, 298, 301

and representations in the media, 292

Capra, Frank., 57–59

and Americanism, 158, 320

and religion, 279

and Soviet Union, 209

Captains Courageous (1937),, 276

Catholic Priests, 228, 229, 245, 261, 273, 278, 281, 283–285, 312

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 10, 120

Chapaev (1934),, 150–153, 156, 157, 163, 219

Chaplin, Charlie., 11, 201, 206

Cherkasov, Nikolai., 81, 134, 153, 154, 165, 272

The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1939),, 263, 264

Christ figures in US, 273, 277, 279, 280, 312

in USSR, 268, 269, 271, 313