Hollywood on Trial is a 1976 American documentary film directed by David Helpern.MUBI
Synopsis The film chronicles the 1947 hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee, with a focus on the Hollywood Ten directors, screenwriters and producers cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted by the movie industry after refusing to answer questions about their alleged involvement with the Communist Party. The documentary is narrated by John HustonTurner Classic Movies and includes archival footage from the hearings and interviews with key participants in the hearings and studio figures affected by those events.Emanuel Levy
Accolades It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, but lost to Barbara Kopple's Harlan County USA.
Cast
John Huston - NarratorBFI Walter Bernstein - Himself Alvah Bessie - Himself Lester Cole - Himself Gary Cooper - Himself (archive footage) Henry Daniell - Himself (archive footage) Howard Da Silva - Himself Walt Disney - Himself (archive footage) Edward Dmytryk - Himself Will Geer - Himself Millard Lampell - Himself Ring Lardner Jr. - Himself Albert Maltz - Himself Ben Margolis - Himself Louis B. Mayer - Himself (archive footage) Joseph McCarthy - Himself (archive footage) Zero Mostel - Himself Otto Preminger - Himself Ronald Reagan - Himself Martin Ritt - Himself Dore Schary - Himself Gale Sondergaard - Herself Leo Townsend - Himself Dalton Trumbo - Himself
References
External links Hollywood on Trial at Corinth Films
Trailer