The Hollywood Ten

John Berry
1950-01-15


6.6
15 min

A brief look at The Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors charged with contempt of court after challenging the House Un-American Activities Committee and their controversial and self-incriminatory questions during the red scare. With that act of defiance, they were sentenced to one year in prison simply for speaking their minds and exercising their constitutional rights as concerned citizens. This is their story, their version of the facts, and their opinions.

Cast

Name Character Team
J. Parnell Thomas Self Unowned
Albert Maltz Self Unowned
Lester Cole Self Unowned
Samuel Ornitz Self Unowned
Adrian Scott Self Unowned
Alvah Bessie Self Unowned
Edward Dmytryk Self Unowned
Ring Lardner, Jr. Self Unowned
John Howard Lawson Self Unowned
Herbert J. Biberman Self Unowned
Dalton Trumbo Self Unowned
Lauren Bacall Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Conte Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Humphrey Bogart Unowned