Hollywood Abroad

"Americans in Dublin unanimously cringe," said Ambassador Scott McLeod, "at the effect which American movies appear to create on the local population." Reading on through a poll (reported in Variety) of U.S. embassies throughout the world, Producer Walter Wanger found enough similar opinions to send him to Hollywood's defense. Said he: "Poppycock!" The world's peoples, he argued, welcome the fresh air of America's uncensored, unsubsidized films. Producer Sam (The Bridge on the River Rival) Spiegel was less certain. Asked if he thought the U.S. film industry was meeting its international responsibility, Spiegel replied, "No. We in Hollywood live in an ivory tower--or an ivory sewer. We have absolutely no idea of the effect our movies have on people abroad."

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