Communist infiltration of Hollywood motion-picture industry : hearing before the Committee on Un-American activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, first session (1951)

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Title:
Communist infiltration of Hollywood motion-picture industry : hearing before the Committee on Un-American activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, first session
Date:
1951
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O.
Volume:
Communist infiltration of Hollywood motion-picture industry : hearing before the Committee on Un-American activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, first session
Leaf #:
000154
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion picture industry -- United States, Communism -- California Los Angeles","Communism -- United States","Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Boston Public Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
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Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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446 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer that question on the same grounds. Mr. Tavenner. Mr. Bercovici, the testimony of both Mr. Collins and Mr. Dmytryk related to the year 1945. You decline to answer questions relating to your alleged Communist Party membership at that time, but you state you are not now a member of the Communist Party. When did you cease to be a member of the Communist Party ? Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer that question on the same grounds as other questions. Mr. Tavenner. This is May 1951. Were you a member on January 1, 1950? Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer on the same grounds. Mr. Tavenner. Were you a member on December 31, 1950? Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer on the same grounds. Mr. Tavenner. Today is the 16th day of May. You state you are not a member of the Communist Party today. Were you a member yesterday ? Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer on the same grounds. Mr. Kearney. Are you a member today ? Mr. Bercovici. No ; I am not a member of the Communist Party. Mr. Moulder. Do you mean to say it would degrade you to say when you ceased to be a member of the Communist Party? Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer that question. Mr. Walter. Do I take it from that you think it would be degrad- ing to state when you left the Communist Party ? Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer that question, sir. Mr. Tavenner. Mr. Bercovici, the committee is in possession of information indicating that you were a speaker on June 12, 1945, at a meeting of the National Lawyers' Guild at the Rosslyn Hotel, Los Angeles. Do you recall that? Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer that question on the same grounds. Mr. Tavenner. The committee is also in possession of information indicating you were a member of the American-Russian Institute; that is, of the southern California chapter. Is that correct ? Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer on the ground it may tend to incriminate or degrade me. Mr. Tavenner. There has been testimony before the committee of the effort made by certain groups within the Screen Writers' Guild to control the election of officers in 1948. The committee has informa- tion indicating you were the signer of a letter in November 1948 ad- dressed to the members, in which you endorsed the candidacv of Lester Cole and Ring Lardner, Jr. I would like to ask you to tell the com- mittee the circumstances under which you signed that letter, if you did sign it? Mr. Bercovici. May I consult counsel, please? Mr. Tavenner. Yes. (The witness conferred with his counsel.) Mr. Bercovici. I decline to answer that question on the same grounds. Mr. Tavenner. Were you at any time connected with the Cali- fornia Labor School at Los Angeles? Mr. Bercovici. May I consult counsel ?