In an Effort to Compete with Television in the 1950s

question 85

Multiple Choice

In an effort to compete with television in the 1950s, the movie studios began making ______.

• A) big-budget family films
• B) documentaries
• C) X-rated adult movies
• D) films that dealt with such social problems as alcoholism, drug abuse, and racism
• E) summer "blockbuster" films

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