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What is Hollywood Ten?
Also known as the Hollywood Blacklist, the artists of Hollywood movie industry, were barred from their work and sentenced one year serve in the federal prison. This was because of their political beliefs and associations either real, or suspected. They were believed to be associated or have a sympathy toward the American Communist Party. They were accused since they couldn't satisfy the investigations they were to go through or they denied to go through one. And the Hollywood Ten is a short documentary film which contains the speeches of each members on the blacklist regarding McCarthyism.

Major Players
The Hollywood Ten, the blacklist, had ten names on it.


 * Dalton Trumbo**
 * Herbert J. Biberman**
 * Lester Cole**
 * Edward Dmytryk**
 * Ring Lardner Jr.**
 * John Howard Lawson\ **
 * Albert Maltz **
 * Samuel Ornitz **
 * Adrian Scott **
 * Alvah Bessie **

Dates
1947: First Investigation The first time that it was mentioned was in 1947, by Roy M. Brewer. He was interviewed by HUAC and revealed that he knew 13 people of the Hollywood industry who were involved in the communist acts.

1948-1950: The list grows More studios and writers, actors, directors were accused of producing propaganda films which promotes communism.

1950: The film is released The Hollywood Ten is released.

Outcome
The investigation toward the Hollywood industry had failed to come up with specific examples of the workers being involved in communist works yet it was still believed that the Hollywood industry was using films and novels as propagandas for promoting communism. As a result, the industry was nonetheless transformed into another shape.

**How this influenced the Cold War as a whole** The HUAC was charged with investigating the communist acts in the U.S. during the early years of the Cold War. The Hollywood movie industry was known to be the main bed for the communists, since films can manipulate people easily by using propaganda films. This reputation originated in the 1930s, when the economic difficulties of the Great Depression increased the appeal of leftist organizations for many struggling actors and studio workers.