Evening star., 1947-10-22
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Reds Promised
Documented Evidence
To Be Made Public,
THONGS Declares
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House Committee on Un-
American Activities this af-
ternoon that he had objected
to appearing in Song of Rus
Sla,' but was not forced" to
enact the role and it was not
made at the suggestion OF
Government representatives.
A complete record" backed
up by documented evidence, of
the Communist activities of 70
Hollywood personalities will be
made public in the course of the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities hearing on Com
munism in the movie industry,
Committee Chairman Thomas
announced today shortly after
the hearing resumed.
Mr.. Thomas interrupted the first
witness, Producer James K. Nc
Guinness, to tell him that the COM
mittee had made more complete
investigation than he could make
and "the time will come during this
hearing either this week or next
| week. when the evidence will be
made public.
No Privilege of Immunity.
"They are very prominent persons
prominent in the industry" Mr..
Thomas said
In holding the investigation, the
committee "is not taking any rights
away from the motion picture indus
try" he declared, adding:
ut is mistake for any one to
think that the industry has a special
privilege of immunity
Immediately after the morning
session ended, Paul V. McNutt,
counsel for the major studios, &C
lcused the committee of trying to
censor the screen.
While there is protestation of no
desire to censor" Mr.. McNutt told
reporters. "the suggestion of what is
to be included in films is certainly
one method of censorship"
MI. McNutt, unlike counsel for 19
so-called hostile" witnesses, pre-
viously had refrained from attack
ing the committee-except to COM
plain that it refused to give the
studios the names of the films it
considers un-American.
Pressure at Hearings Charged.
Today, however, Mr.. McNutt said
he was shocked to see the violence
done to the principle of free speech"
during this mornings hearings. 1T
became apparent during the chair
mans questioning of Mr.. McGuin-
ness" he charged, that the purpose
was to try to dictate and control,
through the device of the hearings,
what goes on the screens of Amer.
ica."
He declared that screen material
was mo concern of any congress
sional committee" but concerned
only those who produce movies. He
said he considered the hearings "a
form of exerting pressure"
In his testimony Mr.. McGuinness
named five men who, he said, had
consistently followed the party line
at every twist and turn" He cited
them, in telling the committee of
the attempt they made to sup
press" Tennessee Johnson" film
based on the life of President An
drew johnson.
Calls Three Films "Lend-Lease."
He named Donald Ogden Stewart,
Hy Kraft, Richard Collins, Ring
Lardner, jr., and Jules Dassein, all
of them employed at M-G-M.
Earlier, he surprised the commit
tee by referring to three pictures
frequently by the committee as lin
tellectual lend-lease," which II
never regarded too seriously"
The pictures were Mission to
Moscow North Star" and Song
of Russia"
Robert Taylor, screen actor, billed
as todays attraction, was expected
to explain his objections to Song
of Russia when he faces the COM
mittee this afternoon.
Mr.. Taylor, who charged during
secret hearings in Hollywood, that
the picture was made because of
pressure from Washington, played
the leading role in the film before
entering the Navy.
Reserved Seats Filled Early.
Drawn by the prospective appear
ance of Mr.. Taylor, spectators
pressed to get into the big hearing
room in the Old House Office Build
ing. Women were in the majority.
All 391 seats reserved for the pub
lie were filled long before the ses-
sions resumed. Capitol police lined
latecomers up in the corridors, where
they waited for a chance to get in.
In referring to Song of Russia"
North Star" and Mission to Mos
cow" Mr. McGuinness said he pre-
ferred to think of them as pro-
(See UN-AMERICAN, Page A-6.)