The Challenge of Ideas

The Challenge of Ideas

30 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1961

Various celebrities and news-media figures discuss the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc, pointing out the need for vigilance and action to protect democracy in the U.S. and abroad.

The Challenge of Ideas

30 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1961

The Challenge of Ideas
Various celebrities and news-media figures discuss the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc, pointing out the need for vigilance and action to protect democracy in the U.S. and abroad.
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Original title The Challenge of Ideas
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Cast

John Wayne

as Self

Helen Hayes

as Narrator

Frank McGee

as Self

Lowell Thomas

as Self

Edward R. Murrow

as Self- Narrator