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2390 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES
Mr. Robinson. If I remember correctly, that is what it lasted, about 7 weeks.
Mr. McCann. And you were liaison men for this committee, going around and seeing that things were operating?
Mr. Robinson. That is right, giving them the benefit of my experience, and so forth.
Mr. MgCann. Did you get any compensation for that during the 7 weeks ?
Mr. Robinson. No, sir; I never received any compensation.
Mr. JNIcCann. What did you do when the 7 weeks were up ?
Mr. Robinson. I went to work for the city of Los Angeles. That is the time that I — I was on five different civil-service lists for the city. I had taken five different examinations and ranked one, two, and three on all of them.
Just as soon as the strike was over, all organizations involved in this strike, with the exception of my own, received agreements. We were left out in the cold because of my activity in the strike and they would not sign up with the engineers. All our membership ought to go and join either the electrical workers, the I A, or some other organization in order to continue their work in the studio, and to this day I don't believe the engineers ever had an agreement.
Mr. Landis. Did Herb belong to any Communist-front organizations that you knew of?
Mr. Robinson. Well, at that time I don't know what his other connections were, because I had my hands full at that time being busy with the strike.
Mr. Owens. How long a period of time were you with him during those 7 weeks ?
Mr. Robinson. Well, it was a matter of every day ; we were at strike headquarters, you see.
Mr. Owens. I mean, for how long a time during the day ?
Mr. Robinson. Oh, that would vary. We would be there pretty early in the morning and generally in and out until probably 10 or 11 o'clock every night.
Mr. Owens. Did you ever get out to his home again after that?
Mr. Robinson. No; I never went to his home again. Something occurred — of course. Herb was not directly responsible for that. I met quite a number of people in the Screen Actors' Guild through the strike there. In fact, they wanted me to come and speak at their meeting at the stadium at one time, but I didn't do it. I got pretty well acquainted with quite a number of them that were supporting the strike in indirect ways. I stood in pretty good with them until one day I was up in Laurel Canyon. They were entertaining me there and having quite a time. They were having the guests come in, and lo and behold, among the guests was Harry Bridges.
Mr. Owens. Harry Bridges at the meeting of the
Mr. Robinson. This was a bunch of screen actors out there.
Mr. Owens. Was Sorrell there then?
Mr. Robinson. No, sir; Sorrell was not there then. I was with some of the actors.
Mr. Owens. Sorrell is a man with a pretty good memory, didn't you find that out ?
Mr. Robinson. Oh, yes ; that is right.