The Hollywood Ten (1950)
15m
Running Time
January 15, 1950Release Date
Plot.
A brief look at The Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors charged with contempt of court after challenging the House Un-American Activities Committee and their controversial and self-incriminatory questions during the red scare. With that act of defiance, they were sentenced to one year in prison simply for speaking their minds and exercising their constitutional rights as concerned citizens. This is their story, their version of the facts, and their opinions.
Where to Watch.
No streaming offers found
Cast & Crew.
J. Parnell Thomas
Self
Albert Maltz
Self
Lester Cole
Self
Samuel Ornitz
Self
John Berry
Director
Nicolas Hayer
Cinematographer
Adrian Scott
Self
John Howard Lawson
Self
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
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.The documentary is available on the DVD releases of Spartacus and Salt of the Earth.