In Public Culture
Several American films from the 1950s have storylines influenced by the Kefauver Committee's investigation of organized crime. One of them is The Captive City, which is based on the experiences of Time magazine reporter Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., who co-wrote the script.
Read more about this topic: United States Senate Special Committee To Investigate Crime In Interstate Commerce
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