In 1947, the House of Un-American Activities Committee came to Los Angeles to investigate communism in the motion picture industry. This feature-length documentary details the hysteria and paranoia of the blacklist years which deeply divided America and Hollywood. This was a time of the Red Scare, loyalty checks and Joseph McCarthy, of the Hollywood Ten and the Motion Picture Alliance for the preservation of American Ideals, of film union wars and anti-communist movies - a time that America and Hollywood would like to forget.
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ACMI Identifier
302289
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Paranoia
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Paranoia
History → Communism - United States
History → United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)