Hollywood on Trial: The Story of the 10 Who Were Indicted

New York: Arno Press / The New York Times. Fine. 1972 (c.1948). Reprint. Softcover. (no dust jacket, as issued) [nice clean copy with no significant wear]. (The Literature of Cinema) Series Trade PB "What were you doing on September 13, 1947? On that day some of Hollywood's most distinguished authors, stars, directors and producers were commanded to appear befor the House un-American Activities Committee in Washington where they and the pictures they produced were charged with being 'subversive.'" Those hearings resulted in the indictment and ultimate imprisonment of ten men for contempt of Congress -- which of course was the only appropriate response under the circumstances. The book was written "in full collaboration with the ten indicted men [who] assume responsibility for their statements in this book"; the introduction is by Thomas Mann. Interestingly, the copyright of the original edition (Boni & Gaer, 1948) was in the name of Herbert Biberman, one of the Ten, and this reprint was by permission of by his widow (aka Gale Sondergard, herself a blacklist victim). .