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Ep. 5: John Berry's HE RAN ALL THE WAY (1951) and THE HOLLYWOOD TEN (1950)

Ep. 5: John Berry's HE RAN ALL THE WAY (1951) and THE HOLLYWOOD TEN (1950)

FromCold War Cinema


Ep. 5: John Berry's HE RAN ALL THE WAY (1951) and THE HOLLYWOOD TEN (1950)

FromCold War Cinema

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Length:
80 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Join hosts Jason, Anthony, and Tim as they discuss John Berry's He Ran All the Way, a 1951 crime drama in the film noir and film gris traditions. The film stars John Garfield, who was shortly thereafter blacklisted and died of a heart attack at age 39. The screenplay is written by Hugo Butler and Dalton Trumbo, both blacklisted, as was the director, John Berry.  We also discuss Berry's short documentary The Hollywood Ten (1950), a fundarising agitprop documentary about the ten Hollywood personnel jailed in federal prison for contempt of congress in 1050. Here are their names:  Alvah Bessie, screenwriter Herbert Biberman, screenwriter and director Lester Cole, screenwriter Edward Dmytryk, director Ring Lardner Jr., screenwriter John Howard Lawson, screenwriter Albert Maltz, screenwriter Samuel Ornitz, screenwriter Adrian Scott, producer and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, screenwriter For more inormation on the 1945 "Black Friday" Hollywood strike that Tony references in the episode, check out this article he co-wrote with Gerald Horne! https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2023/11/09/hollywood-black-friday-strike-changed-labor-across-america/ideas/essay/ We hope you enjoy!
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (6)

Cold War Cinema is a podcast about the first decade of the Cold War, as seen through the movies of the time. Each episode primarily focuses on one film. Hosts Jason, Anthony, and Tim discuss the historical context of the films and examin their themes as they relate to Cold War anti-communist hysteria. Season One will discuss films made during the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) anti-communist hearings—one film per episode, all directed by blacklisted directors. We hope you enjoy!