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)

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286 COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Smith. That is all of the questions I have, Mr. Chairman. The Chairman. Mr. Vail. Mr. Vail. No questions. The Chairman. Mr. McDowell. Mr. McDowell. No questions. Mr. Disney. Sir? Mr. McDowell. I have no questions. You have been a good witness. Mr. Disney. Thank you. The Chairman. Mr, Disney, you are the fourth producer we have had as a witness, and each one of those four producers said, generally speaking, the same thing, and that is that the Communists have made inroads, have attempted inroads. I just want to point that out because there seems to be a very strong unanimity among the producers that have testified before us. In addition to producers, we have had actors and writers testify to the same. There is no doubt but what the movies are probably the greatest medium for entertainment in the United States and in the world. I think you, as a creator of entertainment, probably are one of the greatest examples in the profession. I want to congratulate you on the form of entertainment which you have given the American people and given the world and congratulate you for taking time out to come here and testify before this committee. He has been very helpful. Do you have any more questions, Mr. Stripling ? Mr. Smith. I am sure he does not have any more, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Stripling. No ; I have no more questions. The Chairman. Thank you very much, Mr. Disney. The Chair would like to aniiounce that the witnesses on Monday will be Mr. Eric Johnston, Mr. Koy Brewer, John Howard Lawson, Dalton Trumbo, Mr. Alvah Bessie, and Mr. Emmett Lavery. We stand adjourned until Monday. (\Vhereupon, at 2 : 30 p. m., an adjournment was taken until 10 : 30 a. m., Monday, October 27, 1947.)