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522 COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
Mr. McDowell. No questions.
The Chairman. Mr. Vail.
Mr. Vail. No questions.
The Chairman. Mr. Russell, just sit right there, please.
Mr. Russell. Yes, sir.
The Chairman. The Chair would like to make this statement.
The hearings today conclude the first phase of the committee's investigation of communism in the motion-picture industry. While we have heard 39 witnesses, there are many more to be heard. The Chair stated earlier in the hearing he would j^resent the records of 79 prominent people associated Avith the motion-picture industry who were members of the Communist Party or who had records of Communist affiliations. We have had before us 11 of these individuals. There are 68 to go. This hearing has concerned itself principally with .spotlighting Communist personnel in the industry.
There is, however, an equally dangerous phase of this inquiiy which deals with Communist propaganda in various motion pictures and the techniques employed. At the present time the committee has a special stalf making an extensive study of this phase of the committee's inquiry. Either the full committee or a subcommittee will resume hearings on this matter in the near future, either in Washington or in Los Angeles, at which time those persons whose Communist records the committee has will be given an opportunity to appear before the committee to confirm or deny those affiliations. We will also have a number of witnesses who will deal with propaganda in the films and the techniques employed.
I want to emphasize that the committee is not adjourning sine die, but will resume hearings as soon as possible. The committee hearings for the past 2 weeks have clearly shown the need for this investigation. Ten prominent figures in Hollywood whom the committee had evidence were members of the Communist Party were brought before us and refused to deny that they were Comuumists. It is not necessary for the Chair to emphasize the harm which the motion-picture industry suffers from the presence witliin its ranks of known Communists who do not have the best interests of the United States at heart. The industry should set about immediately to clean its own house and not wait for public opinion to force it to do so.
The hearings are adjourned.
(Whereupon, at 3 p. m., the committee adjourned.)