We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
456 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Hammer. Kirt Frings, F-r-i-n-g-s. Mr. Tavenner. Where was he located, in New York or in Cali- fornia ? Mr. Hammer. In California. Mr. Tavenner. How did you get in touch with him ? Mr. Hammer (after conferring with his counsel). He came to New York seeking talent to sign up. Mr. Tavenner. Who was instrumental in your meeting him ? Mr. Hammer. Nobody. Mr. Tavenner. He sought you out rather than your seeking him out? Mr. Hammer. That is all I can recall. Mr. Tavenner. The committee is in possession of information that after your arrival in California, as late as 1945, there was issued to you a Communist Political Association membership card No. 47354. Were you the holder of a card'of the Communist Political Association in 1945 in California? Mr. Hammer. I decline to answer on the grounds previously stated. Mr. Tavenner. Are you now a member of the Communist Party? Mr. Hammer. I decline to answer on the grounds previously stated. Mr. Tavenner. Have you at any time been a member of the Com- munist Party ? Mr. Hammer. I decline to answer on the grounds previously stated. Mr. Tavenner. Did a person by the name of Ruth Alland, A-1-l-a-n-d, from Baltimore, Md., live in your home with you and your wife while in California? Mr. Hammer (after conferring with his counsel). I decline to answer on the grounds previously stated. Mr. Tavenner. What studios did you work for while in Cali- fornia ? Mr. Hammer. All major studios and all independents. Mr. Tavenner. What are some of the principal screen plays in which you were engaged? Mr. Hammer. Well, I played in about 30 pictures—you know, some- times just for a day or so—and I can't recall all the names of the pictures. Mr. Tavenner. Name those that you think were the top pictures that you took part in. Mr. Hammer. Well, there was Mother Wore Tights. Mr. Tavenner. Who produced that picture? Mr. Hammer. Twentieth Century-Fox. And a picture called I^abulous Suzanne. Mi 1 . Tavenner. Who produced that picture? Mr. Hammer. An independent. I don't remember the name of the producer. I just am blank at the moment. I am not a big actor. Mr. Tavenner. I have no further questions, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Wood. Mr. Walter. Mr. Walter. No questions. Mr. Wood. Mr. Moulder. Mr. Moulder. No questions. Mr. Wood. Mr. Doyle. Mr. Doyle. I noticed, Mr. Hammer, when counsel asked you whether or not you had certain books and records of a Communist