Hollywood Red Scare and the Unfriendly 10 Hearings
Reporter Bob Thomas recounts the rise and fall of Hollywoods unfriendly ten in 1940s to 1950s anti communism. The piece notes wartime pro Soviet films, the 1947 House Un American Activities Committee hearings, testimonies by stars and studio heads, contempt convictions, and the subsequent decline and obscurity of the ten except Edward Dmytryk who became a noted director.
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Hollywood
House Committee On un-American Affairs
Robert Taylor
Screen Actors Guild
Russia
Louis B. Mayer
Gary Cooper
Adolphe Menjou
Ronald Reagan
Jack L. Warner
Robert Montgomery
George Murphy
Walt Disney
Edward Dmytryk
Blacklisted Writer Dalton Trumbo Awarded The Brave One
Dalton Trumbo was identified as the author of The Brave One after an award was given in Cedar Rapids. He declined to claim the Oscar, saying it has not been sent and he would not ask for it.
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Hollywood
The
Cedar Rapids
Robert Rich
Dalton Trumbo
Trumbo
One
Oscar
Theater Time Showtimes Across Local Theaters
Tuesday listings include Paramount Dog of Flanders with showings at 2 45 5 7 20 1 35 and shorts at 2 35 4 125 6 40 8 55 Other venues feature Some Like It Hot Hole in the Head Toby Tyler Boy and the Laughing Dog Bed Manon Scapegoat Cosmic Man and other titles Wednesday matinees include Toby Tyler and Boy land the Pirates plus Dog's Best Friend at multiple times Marion showcases Beloved Infidel. C R Drive In offers That Kind of Woman and Cash Mc Call. Twixt Town presents Johnny Dark Man Without a Star.
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Paramount
Iowa
Toby Tyler
Laughing Dog
Manon
Marion
C.R. Drive-In
Cash McCall
Dope Conviction Of Actor Voided
The district court of appeals reversed actor Jay Robinsons narcotics conviction in Los Angeles and granted him a new trial, citing errors likely affecting the verdict.
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Los Angeles
District Court of Appeals
Jay Robinson
Noh Dramas Use Flickering Fires as Footlights
A 1,000 year old tradition in Japanese theaters employs flickering wood fires as footlights, enhancing mood and atmosphere during performances. The ancient practice reflects historical stagecraft and cultural aesthetics of classical Noh drama.
Stephen Boyd Drops Costume for Modern Story in Ireland
Hollywood actor Stephen Boyd wins his bid to shed period costumes for a contemporary tale The Big Gamble starts May 16 in Ireland, tracing three adventurous men who haul a truck from Ireland through Spain to Africa to a trouble spot. Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak notes appear in brief gossip. Danny Kaye signs Desert Inn engagement for July with Sylvia Fine providing material for TV specials.
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Hollywood
Stephen
Boyd
Steve
Darryl Zanuck
Ireland
Spain
Africa
Tony Curtis in The Sixth Man stirs Iwo Jima debate
The piece notes Tony Curtis portrays Ira Hayes in The Sixth Man and discusses TV’s The American which sparked controversy over claims the Iwo Jima flag raising photo was faked. Hayes is depicted as a troubled hero, but the report asserts the photo’s authenticity. Universal-International acquired Huie's The Sixth Man months earlier while Curtis also works on The Great Imposter and Lady L with Gina Lollobrigida.
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Tony Curtis
Ira Hayes
Iwo Jima
Hayes
Hero Hayes
Universal-International
William Howard Huie
Tony
Lady L
Gina Lollobrigida
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