Cold War - 1947, HUAC Investigations: Eric Johnston Testifying

Cold War - 1947, HUAC Investigations: Eric Johnston Testifying VS MPAA President Eric Johnston testifies before HUAC, comments on part of J. Edgar Hoover’s previous testimony re: influence of motion picture industry and Communism. A disruptive force...to create chaos & conflict... I think they owe their allegiance to Russia.... Milliions see American motion pictures daily. People clamor for American films... 02:37:28 “Pictures which are produced under a democratic form of government...are bound to convey some of the viriilty, the zest and the joy of living which are characteristic of the life of our country, these are the qualities that other peoples need most at this time and these are the qualities that make American films hated and feared by Communists everywhere...” 02:38:02 “I think Mr Hoover undoubtedly had evidence to that effect...undoubtedly there are communists in Hollywood but their propaganda has not reached the screen...” 02:39:24 Johnston talks about labor unions, guilds & contracts; management vs technicians in cutting rooms. ”I think communists should be exposed...but I don’t think, Mr Rankin, we’re ready for concentration camps yet in America, men have to earn a living...” 02:43:15 Mr Rankin: ”I can tell you now, you need a house cleaning, and you need it very badly; and I think you’re the man to start it.” Anti-Communism; Witch hunts; Iron Curtain; Motion Pictures; Movies; Influence; Anti-Communist;