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Plot. The film opens at the 1937 Academy Awards, where Biberman's wife, Gale Sondergaard ( Greta Scacchi ), wins the first ever "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar. Although the anti- Fascist sentiment in her acceptance speech gets her labelled a "commie" by some observers, she and Biberman ( Jeff Goldblum) are placed under contract at Warner Bros.
Nov 9, 2001 · One of the Hollywood Ten: Directed by Karl Francis. With Jeff Goldblum, Greta Scacchi, Ángela Molina, Christopher Fulford. Herbert Biberman struggles as a Hollywood writer and director blacklisted as one of The Hollywood Ten in the 1950s.
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Hollywood Ten, in U.S. history, 10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947, refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations, and, after spending time in prison for contempt of Congress, were mostly blacklisted by the ...
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True story of blacklisted Hollywood director Herbert J. Biberman, who was jailed during the McCarthy era for refusing to answer Congressional questions. After Biberman served his six-month prison sentence, he went on to direct the historic docudrama "Salt of the Earth" (USA/1956), about striking...
- Karl Francis
- Geraint Wyn Davies
- Becky Little
- Alvah Bessie (1904–1985) Alvah Bessie was a novelist, journalist and screenwriter who was blacklisted by Hollywood. During the 1930s, writer Alvah Bessie became concerned with the rise of fascism in Europe.
- Herbert J. Biberman (1900–1971) Herbert J. Biberman wrote the screenplays for several movies in the 1930s and ’40s, including the anti-Nazi film The Master Race (1944), which he also directed.
- Ring Lardner Jr. (1915–2000) Ring Lardner, Jr., (left), and Lester Cole, are shown as they arrived at U. S. District Court for their trial.
- Lester Cole (1904–1985) Lester Cole was a prolific screenwriter who co founded the Screen Writers Guild in 1933 with John Howard Lawson and Samuel Ornitz, two other writers who would later join him in the Hollywood 10.
Dec 16, 2009 · The Hollywood Ten were controversial figures at the time they launched their protest, and their actions continue to inspire debate decades later.
Oct 9, 2000 · One of the Hollywood Ten. Home. Film. Reviews. Oct 9, 2000 12:00am PT. One of the Hollywood Ten. A fascinating chapter in Hollywood history gets unremarkable treatment in "One...
