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Point of Order! (1964)

Point of Order! (1964)

Documentary

The Army-McCarthy Hearings of 1954

Release Date: 1964, January 14
Directors: Emile de Antonio
Countries: United States of America
Cast: Joseph N. Welch, Joseph McCarthy, Scoop Jackson, Roy Cohn, John L. McClellan, Karl E. Mundt, Stuart Symington

Overview:

Point of Order is compiled from TV footage of the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, in which the Army accused Senator McCarthy of improperly pressuring the Army for special privileges for Private David Schine, formerly of McCarthy's investigative staff. McCarthy accused the Army of holding Schine hostage to keep him from searching for Communists in the Army. These hearings resulted in McCarthy's eventual censure for conduct unbecoming a senator.