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Wikipedia article
'The Hollywood Ten' is a 1950 American 16mm short documentary film. In the film, each member of the Hollywood Ten made a short speech denouncing McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklisting.
The film was directed by John Berry. After being named a communist by fellow director and former party member Edward Dmytryk, one of the Hollywood Ten, and by ex-Communist Party member Frank Tuttle, Berry was unable to find work again in Hollywood after 1951, and left for France.[http://www.ironweedfilms.com/films/hollywoodten 'The Hollywood Ten'] on the 'Ironweed' web site.
The documentary is available on the DVD releases of 'Spartacus'[http://www.criterion.com/films/449-spartacus 'The Criterion Collection']. 'Spartacus' (1960). Accessed: June 28, 2013. and 'Salt of the Earth'.
Featuring
* Alvah Bessie
* Herbert J. Biberman
* Lester Cole
* Edward Dmytryk
* Ring Lardner Jr.
* John Howard Lawson
* Albert Maltz
* Samuel Ornitz
* Adrian Scott
* Dalton Trumbo
Release
'The Hollywood Ten' was shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City as a part of the "Carte Blanche" series.
References
Further reading
* Caballero, Raymond. 'McCarthyism vs. Clinton Jencks.' Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2019.
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