Universal Newsreels. Hollywood Red Probe Begins (10/20/1947)

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This Universal newsreel focuses on HUAC and the Hollywood blacklist. Washington, D.C.: Hearings begin before the House Un-American Activities Committee regarding charges of Communist infiltration in Hollywood. Chairman J. Parnell Thomas outlines the scope of the probe, while Eric Johnston, head of the M.P.A., denies the threat of Communist influence and states that the Reds will never succeed in Hollywood.

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2 min

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[2010], c1947

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Films on Demand

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