Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987)

Name: Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1987-01-01
Duration: 1 hr
Rating: 60
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Evelyn Keyes, Jane Wyatt, Sylvia Jarrico, Nikola Trumbo

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StarringBurt LancasterEvelyn KeyesJane Wyatt

DirectorJudy Chaikin

WritersJudy Chaikin

NR 1 hrJan 1st, 1987Documentary

Plot

This onehour 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 AntiCommunist witchhunts 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 UnAmerican Activities Committee

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