Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1987

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.

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1987

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
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.
Producers One Step Productions
Original title Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
Directors Judy Chaikin
Writers Eve Goldberg, Judy Chaikin

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as Host/Narrator

Evelyn Keyes

as Herself

Jane Wyatt

as Herself

Sylvia Jarrico

as Herself

Nikola Trumbo

as Herself

Sadie Ornitz

as Herself

Zelma Wilson

as Herself

Becca Wilson

as Herself