Suddenly (1954), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), and The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

In this film block, Jeremy and Brian breakdown these post-war, pre-JFK assassination films. All have a creeping paranoia at the heart of them. As the Cold War cranks up, these movies get darker and darker. And there are a lot of eerie similarities to the details of these movies and the Kennedy assassination...almost enough to give you a sense of creeping paranoia. 

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Fascinating context that connects brainwashing programs to the JFK assassination and more is found in Tom O'Neill's book, Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties.