Blacklisted
Summary: In October 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee opened its hearing into Communist influence in the movie business and promptly denounced 19 prominent directors, producers, screenwriters, and actors as enemies of the state. One of them was Hollywood screenwriter Gordon Kahn, whose films include All Quiet on the Western Front and The African Queen. In this six-part personal history of the Hollywood Blacklist, Gordon Kahn's son, Morning Stories producer Tony Kahn, tells the story of his father's 15 years of persecution and the fear that followed him, his family, and thousands of other Americans for being accused of having the wrong political ideas.
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- Artist: Produced and directed by Tony Kahn
- Copyright: (c)2007 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Screenwriter Gordon Kahn fights publicly for the freedom of the Hollywood 10. For more information visit our website, http://wgbh.org/blacklisted
J. Edgar Hoover, calls Gordon Kahn "one of the three most dangerous Communists in Hollywood." For more information visit our website, http://wgbh.org/blacklisted
Gordon Kahn makes plans for an indefinite stay in Cuernavaca, Mexico. For more information visit our website, http://wgbh.org/blacklisted
Blacklisted and bankrupt, Gordon Kahn writes day and night. For more information visit our website, http://wgbh.org/blacklisted
Gordon Kahn, earning a small living under the pseudonym of Hugh G. Foster, gives up hope of getting back his name. For more information visit our website, http://wgbh.org/blacklisted
J. Edgar Hoover, notified of Gordon Kahn's death, closes the files. For more information visit our website, http://wgbh.org/blacklisted
