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2320 COMMUNISM IN HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Levy. When I read over the testimony I gave Bill, what I gave Bill earlier. And then, afterward, when I saw it there, I began to try to remember why I said it. I cannot remember now whether I was at a meeting with him or not. I was with him at a number of Screen Actors' Guild meetings and that kind of thing. And I would say that I am pretty sure the answer is "Yes," but I cannot say right now why I say ''Yes." And I would like to, because this has bothered me. Mr. Tavenner. Well, is that all you have to say with regard to Mr. Levitt? Mr. Levy. Yes, sir. Mr. Tavenner. Mr. Chairman, for your information, as you were not at the Hollywood hearings, Mr. Levitt was identified by witnesses there as a member of the Communist Party. Now, were you affiliated with the Communist Party in any way between the years 1936 and 1944 ? Mr. Levy. No, sir. (Representative Clyde Doyle returned to the hearing room at this point.) Mr. Tavenner. Did you attend any meetings of the Communist Party during that time? Mr. Levy. No, sir. Mr. Tavenner. Or Marxist study groups during that period of time ? Mr. Levy. No, sir. No, I was living on a farm in Bucks County. Mr. Tavenner. In Pennsylvania ? Mr. Levy. Yes. And I don't remember attending any public things except auction sales. But during that time, I certainly had no con- nection with anything. Mr. Tavenner. When did you go to California ? Mr. Levy. 1941, sir. Mr. Tavenner. Well, you were in California in 1933 ? Mr. Levy. Yes. Mr. Tavenner. When you were working on the Tom Mooney book? Mr. Levy Yes. I was in San Francisco then. Then when Gold Eagle Guy was running, I was out to do one picture for Metro. Mr. Tavenner. When was that? Mr. Levy. That was 1935. Mr. Tavenner. Were you in California between 1936 and 1941 ? Mr. Levy. Yes. I had a job for Universal. I was out there for 6 weeks, in 1939. But I did not have any connection with anything. (Representative Francis E. Walter returned to the hearing room at this point.) Mr. Tavenner. Were you out there between 1936 and 1939, that is, out in California? Mr. Levy. No. I was there for the first time in 1933. Then I was there in 1935 at Metro. And in 1939, at Universal. Then I came out again just before Pearl Harbor in 1941, shortly before Pearl Har- bor. And that time I brought my family, and I have stayed. Mr. Moulder. In 1944, were you issued a membership card, or was your affiliation just by attendance at meetings which you recognized or assumed to be Communist meetings? Mr. Levy. Which I recognized. So far as I know, the only card I ever remember was the one Mr. Browder gave me in 1933. There may have been cards made out that were not issued to me, but I do not re- member seeing them.