Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Judy Chaikin
1987-10-21


6.5
60 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Burt Lancaster Self - Host, Narrator Unowned
Evelyn Keyes Self Unowned
Jane Wyatt Self Unowned
Sylvia Jarrico Self Unowned
Nikola Trumbo Self Unowned
Sadie Ornitz Self Unowned
Zelma Wilson Self Unowned
Becca Wilson Self Unowned