It's a Wonderful Life.
The 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life was hated by the rich elite.
In this film, a banker called Henry Potter is portrayed as a greedy and evil thief.
The rich elite, and the FBI, labeled the film as possible 'communist' propaganda.
It’s a Wonderful Life’ alleged Communist propaganda: the FBI files and HUAC hearings
The rich elite, and the FBI, labeled the film as possible 'communist' propaganda.
It’s a Wonderful Life’ alleged Communist propaganda: the FBI files and HUAC hearings
Banker Henry Potter (seated)
Among the most powerful people who tried to present the film as 'communist' was the American fascist friend of the elite known as Ayn Rand.
Ayn Rand did not believe in the Christian idea of sacrificing oneself for others. [98]
Ayn Rand, whose’s first love and mentor was a sadistic serial killer who dismembered little girls. The Satanist Anton LaVey has acknowledged that his brand of Satanism was "just Ayn Rand’s philosophy with ceremony and ritual added." SATANISTS AND THE CIA
Ayn Rand portrayed the Israelis as "civilized men fighting savages".[74]
Ayn Rand always portrayed the rich elite as the oppressed. [167]
It's a Wonderful Life.
The Nation explained that there were similarities between Rand's ideas and fascism.[174]
It's a Wonderful Life
According to an FBI file:
The film represented an attempt to discredit bankers by portraying the banker Henry Potter as 'scrooge-type'.
"In addition, (REDACTED) stated that, in his opinion, this picture deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters.
"In addition, (REDACTED) stated that, in his opinion, this picture deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters.
In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee examined 'communist' influence in the movie industry.
Those who supported the idea that there was communist infiltration included various friends of the CIA including: Walt Disney and Ronald Reagan.
It's a Wonderful Life
Giving evidence to the House Un-American Activities Committee film critic John Charles Moffitt testified: "I would right now like to defend one picture that I think has been unjustly accused of communism.
"That picture is Frank Capra's It’s a Wonderful Life.
"The hero and his father, played by James Stewart and Samuel S. Hines, were businessmen, in the building and loan
business, and they were shown as using money as a benevolent influence...
business, and they were shown as using money as a benevolent influence..."I think Mr. Capra’s picture... showed that the power of money can be used oppressively and it can be used benevolently. I think that picture was unjustly accused of communism."
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