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Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987)

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987)

Documentary
Release Date: 1987, October 21
Directors: Judy Chaikin
Countries: United States of America
Production: One Step Productions
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Evelyn Keyes, Jane Wyatt, Becca Wilson, Sylvia Jarrico, Nikola Trumbo, Sadie Ornitz, Zelma Wilson

Overview:

This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The Hollywood Blacklist, which occurred in the late forties and early fifties as part of the Anti-Communist witch-hunts that terrorized the nation. This film is seen through the eyes of the wives and children of the now deceased Hollywood figures whose careers were destroyed when studio bosses, along with guild and union officials capitulated to the demands of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Keywords:

communism 1950s hollywood usa history anti-communism radical politics government witch hunt