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1786 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY of this committee to see members of the bar not advising their clients but instructing them as to their answers. There is a vast difference, particularly when we happen to know that certain members of the bar who have appeared for witnesses here and in Washington are mem- bers of the Communist Party and we have their own Communist Party cards, so perhaps I may be excused for expressing my opinions. Pro- ceed, Mr. Taveimer. Mr. Tavenner. When and where were you born, Mr. Gordon? Mr. Gordon. Bridgeport, Conn., November 21, 1903. Mr. Tavenner. Where do you now reside ? Mr. Gordon. Los Angeles. Mr. Tavenner. How long have you lived in Los Angeles? Mr. Gordon. Since 1912. Mr. Tavenner. Have you lived here constantly since that time ex- cept for temporary travel? Mr. Gordon. Yes. Mr. Tavenner. Will you briefly outline for the committee your educational background, please, sir. Mr. Gordon. I attended the elementary and high schools of Los Angeles and University of California at Los Angeles, and graduated from Pomona College in 1923 with a B. A. degree. Mr. Tavenner. What is your profession ? Mr. Gordon. I am an editor. Mr. Tavenner. An editor ? In the moving-picture industry or in newspaper work ? Mr. Gordon. Oh, I am an assistant in the story department at Metro-Gol dwy n-Mayer. Mr. Tavenner. Describe briefly what the duties of an editor are. Mr. Gordon. It is rather difficult to describe them briefly, but the major part of the work consists in reading manuscripts and mainly synopses, analyzing them and assisting the studio in finding the kind of stories it wants to produce. Mr. Tavenner. And selecting the writers for stories, does that also come within your duties? Mr. Gordon. No. I have nothing whatever to do with the hiring of writers. Mr. Tavenner. But you review the scripts which are presented? Mr. Gordon. I read them and write comments upon them and they are passed on to other people. Mr. Tavenner. Do those comments constitute a recommendation either for or against the acceptance of the story for use in screen exhi- bition ? Mr. Gordon. No, they are not concerned with the question of ac- ceptance. They are concerned with the question of advancing them to a higher stage. I do not myself determine in any way the purchase of any story. Mr. Tavenner. I understand. But do you recommend in regard to acceptance? Mi-. Gordon. I recommend further consideration to someone else, usually. Mr. Tavenner. But that is a recommendation either for or against the particular story which you have reviewed? Mr. Gordon. Well, it is not necessarily a recommendation to buy a story, it is a recommendation that other people should see the story.