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Hollywood On Trial

1976, Movie, NR, 100 mins

Hollywood On Trial: Review

John Huston narrates HOLLYWOOD ON TRIAL, an informative, often compelling, but uneven documentary about the House Un-American Activities Committee's investigations into the motion picture industry, their direct effects and lasting repercussions. Mixing archival footage and interviews with surviving figures from the period, director David Helpern Jr. exactingly recreates events and evokes the highly charged atmosphere that marked the era. In October 1947, the House Un-Americ... read more leave a comment