"On page after page, he shows studio bosses, many of them Jewish
immigrants, cutting films scene by scene to suit Nazi officials; producing
material that could be seamlessly repurposed in Nazi propaganda films; and,
according to one document, helping to finance the manufacture of German
armaments." "There's a whole myth that Warner Brothers were crusaders against
fascism," Mr. Urwand said. "But they were the first to try to appease the Nazis
in 1933." "In June 1939 Metro-Goldwyn Mayer treated 10 Nazi newspaper editors to
a "good-will tour" of its studio in Los Angeles. Mr. Urwand also found a
December 1938 report by an American commercial attaché suggesting that MGM was
financing German armaments production as part of a deal to circumvent
restrictions on repatriating movie profits." (thanks Amir)