Edward Dmytryk, producer and director, told the story of how the “Hollywood Ten” became the “Hollywood Nine” when he realized the true motives of Communism.
Berkeley, Collins and Dmytryk Warn of Red Threat to U.S.
Members and guests of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals heard Writers Martin Berkeley and Richard J. Collins and Director Edward Dmytryk, who renounced the Communist Party and affiliations, give individual stories of Communist subterfuge last night for the first time in public.
Collins, who said he joined the Communist Party in 1937, was introduced by Roy M. Brewer, chairman of the executive committee of the Motion Picture Alliance. He was the first speaker at the gathering of more than 300 persons at the American Legion Auditorium at 2035 N. Highland Ave.
Split with Party
“I made an irreparable split with the Communist Party,” he said. “I realized that to be a kind of writer I wanted to be and a Communist was not possible.”
Collins declared that he was afraid of Communism because he was afraid of the Communist mind. He called it America’s most “formidable opponent” to democracy.
Martin Berkeley, screen writer who testified as a friendly witness at the House Un-American Activities Committee’s Hollywood hearings last September, was the second speaker.
Unite for America
“I got a bellyful of Communism and came home.” he said. “We dreamed of a Utopia on earth and sliped into the nether world of Communism.
“We are determined that no nation is going to force it’s system down our throats. We will unite for the love of America.”
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