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Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987)
Directed by Judy Chaikin
Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 60 minutes
Actors
Burt Lancaster | Evelyn Keyes | Jane Wyatt | Sylvia Jarrico | Nikola Trumbo | Sadie Ornitz | Zelma Wilson | Becca Wilson