American modern dance was in the vulnerable, defensive stages of its early development when John Martin began writing for The New York Times in 1927. »
"When the war started," actor-director Erich von Stroheim wrote in 1941, looking back on World War I, "the enemy, of course, became the arch-villains, and quite naturally their appearances and actions had to be exaggerated in their extreme."»
Hollywood producer Dore Schary thought he had a terrific idea. Constantly alert for compelling storylines, he decided in 1950 to make a motion picture about the Japanese American experience during the Second World War.»