The Hollywood Ten

15m
Documentary
6.6

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.

Cast

J. Parnell Thomas
Self
Albert Maltz
Self
Lester Cole
Self
Samuel Ornitz
Self
Adrian Scott
Self
Alvah Bessie
Self
Edward Dmytryk
Self
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Self
John Howard Lawson
Self
Herbert J. Biberman
Self
Dalton Trumbo
Self
Lauren Bacall
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Conte
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Humphrey Bogart
Unknown

Crew

John Berry
Director, Writer
Nicolas Hayer
Director of Photography

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