
Red Hollywood
Documentary · History
Overview
A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically different perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema.
Top Cast


Billy Woodberry
Billy Woodberry
Narrator (voice)
Billy Woodberry
Narrator (voice)
Eric Johnston
Eric Johnston
Himself - President, Motion Picture Association of America (archive footage)
Eric Johnston
Himself - President, Motion Picture Association of America (archive footage)


John Howard Lawson
John Howard Lawson
Himself (archive footage)
John Howard Lawson
Himself (archive footage)
Paul Jarrico
Paul Jarrico
Self
Paul Jarrico
Self


Ring Lardner, Jr.
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Self
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Self
Alfred Lewis Levitt
Alfred Lewis Levitt
Self
Alfred Lewis Levitt
Self


Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
Self
Abraham Polonsky
Self


Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Self (archive footage)
Ayn Rand
Self (archive footage)
Maya Stepien
Maya Stepien
Reader: Ayn Rand HUAC testimony (voice)
Maya Stepien
Reader: Ayn Rand HUAC testimony (voice)
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