The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Judy ChaikinDirector
- Eve GoldbergWriter
- Judy ChaikinWriter
Cast
- Burt LancasterSelf - Host, Narrator
- Evelyn KeyesSelf
- Jane WyattSelf
- Sylvia JarricoSelf
- Nikola TrumboSelf
- Sadie OrnitzSelf
- Zelma WilsonSelf
- Becca WilsonSelf
Themes
anti-communismhollywoodcommunismusa historyradical politics1950sgovernment witch hunt