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Reliving The Scare: Looking Back On 'Red Channels'

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Hollywood personalities listen to a session of the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing on Communist penetration of the film industry. The hearing occurred three years before the release of <em>Red Channels</em> and laid some of the groundwork for the report. Actress Marsha Hunt can be found in the third row, fifth from the right. (AP)
Hollywood personalities listen to a session of the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing on Communist penetration of the film industry. The hearing occurred three years before the release of Red Channels and laid some of the groundwork for the report. Actress Marsha Hunt can be found in the third row, fifth from the right. (AP)

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