Michelle C. Pautz is associate professor of political science and assistant provost of the Common Academic Program at the University of Dayton.

• IllustrationsTablesAcknowledgments Chapter 1: The Intersection of Film and GovernmentChapter 2: The History and Economics of HollywoodChapter 3: Audiences, the Influence of Film and SocializationChapter 4: Popular Film and its Depiction of GovernmentChapter 5: Celluloid Civil ServantsChapter 6: Prominent Civil Servants on Screen: Cops and Intelligence OfficersChapter 7: Film, Policy, and Audience AttitudesChapter 8: Are They Ready for their Close-Up? Themes and ImplicationsAppendix I: Films Included in StudyAppendix II: Specific Types of Government CharactersAppendix III: Cop Films Included in Chapter 6Appendix IV: Total Box Office Receipts, 1929–2016Appendix V: Number of Cinemas and Screens in the U.S. BibliographyAbout the Author

In this lively and well-researched book, Dr. Pautz tells us much about how we view the government through the stories we tell. I strongly recommend this book to those students, teachers, and writers who are interested in the intersection of politics and film.

Michelle C. Pautz is associate professor of political science and assistant provost of the Common Academic Program at the University of Dayton.

• IllustrationsTablesAcknowledgments Chapter 1: The Intersection of Film and GovernmentChapter 2: The History and Economics of HollywoodChapter 3: Audiences, the Influence of Film and SocializationChapter 4: Popular Film and its Depiction of GovernmentChapter 5: Celluloid Civil ServantsChapter 6: Prominent Civil Servants on Screen: Cops and Intelligence OfficersChapter 7: Film, Policy, and Audience AttitudesChapter 8: Are They Ready for their Close-Up? Themes and ImplicationsAppendix I: Films Included in StudyAppendix II: Specific Types of Government CharactersAppendix III: Cop Films Included in Chapter 6Appendix IV: Total Box Office Receipts, 1929–2016Appendix V: Number of Cinemas and Screens in the U.S. BibliographyAbout the Author

In this lively and well-researched book, Dr. Pautz tells us much about how we view the government through the stories we tell. I strongly recommend this book to those students, teachers, and writers who are interested in the intersection of politics and film.

Michelle C. Pautz is associate professor of political science and assistant provost of the Common Academic Program at the University of Dayton.

• IllustrationsTablesAcknowledgments Chapter 1: The Intersection of Film and GovernmentChapter 2: The History and Economics of HollywoodChapter 3: Audiences, the Influence of Film and SocializationChapter 4: Popular Film and its Depiction of GovernmentChapter 5: Celluloid Civil ServantsChapter 6: Prominent Civil Servants on Screen: Cops and Intelligence OfficersChapter 7: Film, Policy, and Audience AttitudesChapter 8: Are They Ready for their Close-Up? Themes and ImplicationsAppendix I: Films Included in StudyAppendix II: Specific Types of Government CharactersAppendix III: Cop Films Included in Chapter 6Appendix IV: Total Box Office Receipts, 1929–2016Appendix V: Number of Cinemas and Screens in the U.S. BibliographyAbout the Author

In this lively and well-researched book, Dr. Pautz tells us much about how we view the government through the stories we tell. I strongly recommend this book to those students, teachers, and writers who are interested in the intersection of politics and film.