Question

How did the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) affect filmmaking? Producers avoided making movies about controversial subjects. Producers made more movies that addressed sensitive social issues. Producers did not change their approach to making movies. Producers only made movies that had patriotic themes.

Answer 1

Answer: Producers avoided making movies about controversial subjects.

The House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was a committee of the House of Representatives that was meant to investigate subversive activities. In particular, they were meant to investigate private citizens and companies that had Communist ties. The control that the HUAC exercised meant that many topics were not addressed in movies, as they were considered too controversial and, therefore, risky.