My Son John and The Red Scare in Hollywood Gwendolyn Audrey Foster July 2009 Feature Articles Leo McCarey may be revered for his string of film masterpieces (Duck Soup, The Awful Truth, Love Affair, Going My Way, et al), but he is equally reviled for his anti-Communist propaganda, My Son John. Gwendolyn Audrey Foster explores how the film shines a light on the cultural politics of the time.
