Hearings regarding the communist infiltration of the motion picture industry. Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first session. Public law 601 (section 121, subsection Q (1947)

40 COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY The Chairman. That ma} come at a later date. Mr. Stripling. I ask that the complete testimony of Mr. Warner [before the sulwonnnittee on Un American Activities on May 15, 1947, Iieard in Los Angeles, Calif.] be included in the record at this point. The Chairman. So ordered. (The testimony of ]SIr. Jack L. Warner is as follows :) Testimony of Jack L. Wakxki: (The witness was first duly sworu.) Mr. Thoma.s. Mr. Stripling, you may take the witness. Mr. Stripling. Mr. Warner, will you state your full name and present address, please? Mr. Warner. My name is Jack L. Warner. Do you want my business or home address? Mr. Stripling. Your business address. Mr. Warner. Warner Bros. Studio, Burbank, Calif. Mr. Stripling. Where were you born, Mr. Warner? Mr. Warner. I was born in London, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Stripling. What is your occupation? Mr. Warner. I am vice president of Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., and I am in charge of production of films at our studios. Mr. Stripling. How long have you been in Hollywood ? Mr. Warner. Since 1912. It was about 1912. I went to San Francisco and came here in 1912. Mr. Stripling. This is a subcommittee of the Committee on Un-Aiuerican Activities of the United States House of Representatives. It is sitting here in Los Angeles to receive any testimony, evidence, or opinion concerning Communist influences or infiltration into the motion-picture industry. The committee in Washington has received during the past 4 months many requests to investigate Communist" activities. The subcommittee is here for the purpose of determining whether or not these allegations deserve or require a full-scale investigation. As a motion-picture executive, you have been invited here by the subcommittee to give them the benefit of your views or any information you might have rehiting to this subject. You can either give a general statement if you like, or if you prefer we will ask you questions. Mr. Warner. I think I would prefer questions. Mr. P. Blayney IMatthews. Do you want to read that statement? Mr. Warner. At this point I have a statement that I have given to the press and it was run virtually verbatim, of my views, my brother's, or the company's, being the views as I see them of the motion-picture industry. Mr. Thomas. When was that statement given to the press? Mr. Matthews. April 21. Mr. Warner. Just a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Thomas. How long a statement is it? Mr. Warner. It is very short. Mr. Thomas. You can go ahead and read it. Mr. Warner. I will leave it with the reporter. This statement was released for the press Monday, April 21, 1947, announcing production of the picture Up Until Now. Backslid Americans, as well as outside enemies of our free institutions, will be exposed in this story of a Boston family. Here at Warner Bros, we have no room for backslid Americans and wishy-washy concepts of Americanism. We believe that our films must reflect positive Americanism founded on the fundamental principles of the Declaration of Independence, our Constitution, and our Bill of Rights. Up Until Now will not be a "middle of the road" picture about democracy. We do not believe democracy has middle lanes, left detours, or right alleys. The great highway of American liberty is sufficiently broad and straight for all to travel in peace, prosperity, and happiness. Up Until Now is but another chapter in our war against threats to American democracy. It is not the opening gun by 40 years. It will not be a single barrage. We are working on other topical stories to combat any insidious influence that threatens our country. We will shoot them as rapidly as they are ready for production.