The Hollywood 10 Placed on Blacklist
A New York report describes the fate of the 10 movie directors and writers who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947 and refused to answer questions regarding their suspected communist affiliations.
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A New York report describes the fate of the 10 movie directors and writers who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947 and refused to answer questions regarding their suspected communist affiliations.
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Charlie Chaplin Leaves U.S. Under Pressure
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A September 21, 1952, broadcast describes Charlie Chaplin's departure from the United States. The movie star was forced out of the country for suspected communist sympathies
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Elia Kazan Discusses "On the Waterfront"
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Sydney Smith, NBC Radio emcee of the 1954 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, interviews director Elia Kazan and actress Eva Marie Saint, who made her film debut in Kazan's "On the Waterfront." Kazan discusses the making of the award-winning movie.
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