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COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 413 Mr. Dmytryk. Let me preface that first by saying in the first two points I mentioned, I think the Communists had considerable success in Hollywood. In this last point, they had only limited success. Hollywood is split up into probably two sections, first the talent guilds: Screen Writers' Guild, unaffiliated; Screen Directors' Guild, unaffiliated; and Screen Actors' Guild, which is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, but is largely autonomous. Then there are the craft unions, mostly IATSE. I think that is In- ternational Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees. I know that the Communists were successful for a time in taking over or largely controlling—they didn't take over but controlled for a long time—the Screen Writers' Guild. They got a number of men on the board to pass their resolutions and that sort of thing. They were not successful at all in the Screen Directors' Guild. There were only a very few Communists in the Screen Directors' Guild at any time. Mr. Tavexxer. Were you in the Screen Directors' Guild ? Mr. Dmytryk. Yes, from 1939 on. Mr. Tavexxer. How many were there in the Screen Directors' Guild? Mr. Dmytryk. I only knew of seven. I recall a special meeting at which they were present. Mr. Wood. I don't believe he understood your question. Mr. Tavexner. No. I meant the total membership of the Screen Directors' Guild at that time. Mr. Dmytryk. The total membership, full directors, was 225 or 2-30. Mr. Tavexxer. And of that number there were seven known to you to be members of the Communist Party ? Mr. Dmytryk. As far as I know there were seven, and as far as I know that was just about all. Mr. Tavexxer. Will you give us the names of the seven \ Mr. Dmytryk. Yes. Frank Tuttle. Mr. Tavexxer. He was a director ? Mr. Dmytryk. Yes. Mr. Tavexxer. T-u-t-t-1-e? Mr. Dmytryk. T-u-t-t-1-e. Herbert Biberman, B-i-b-e-r-m-a-n, I believe. Jack Berry. I don't know whether he spells it B-e-r-r-y or B-a-r-r-y. Mr. Tavexxer. Can you identify him further? Mr. Dmytryk. I heard the chairman this morning give the address. He is the Berry who lives on Kings Road. The meeting was at his house. That is why I know. Bernard Vorhaus. Mr. Tavenxer. Will you spell that ? Mr. Dmytryk. I believe it is V-o-r-h-a-u-s. Mr. Tavexxer. I believe you have named four. Mr. Dmytryk. Then Jules Dassin, D-a-s-s-i-n. And myself. Mr. Tavexxer. Do you have any definite knowledge of any of the others having left the Communist Party ? Mr. Dmytryk. No ; I don't. I think it is quite possible that some of them have, because that has happened to a large extent in Holly- wood in the last few years.