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Sidney

The communist underground directedits agents, in effect, to infiltrate Hollywood and to do...

Sidney • 2022
The communist underground directed
its agents, in effect, to infiltrate Hollywood and to do everything possible
to poison the screen

Full Transcript

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The communist underground directed its agents, in effect,
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to infiltrate Hollywood
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and to do everything possible to poison the screen.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:25
Uploaded
Mar 25, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Harpo Productions,Network Entertainment,Hudlin Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
Even if there were only one communist in the State Department - Sidney 00:08
Even if there were only one communist in the State Departmen...
I remember that period 'cause I was just getting to college - Sidney 00:06
I remember that period 'cause I was just getting to col...
I saw the McCarthy hearings - Sidney 00:10
I saw the McCarthy hearings
The requirement of a loyalty oath - Sidney 00:08
The requirement of a loyalty oath
There were lists made of possible communists or communist sympathizers. - Sidney 00:06
There were lists made of possible communists or communist sy...
Have you come back from Moscow still a convinced communist? - Sidney 00:05
Have you come back from Moscow still a convinced communist?
Paul Robeson was as significant - Sidney 00:08
Paul Robeson was as significant
He stood atop of this world of Black entertainment - Sidney 00:08
He stood atop of this world of Black entertainment
Well, he had America on his butt - Sidney 00:07
Well, he had America on his butt
Robeson becomes an interesting dual template - Sidney 00:15
Robeson becomes an interesting dual template
Robeson was blackballed, and not only was he blackballed, - Sidney 00:08
Robeson was blackballed, and not only was he blackballed,
We have seen that people will so fight for their freedom - Sidney 00:10
We have seen that people will so fight for their freedom
So for Sidney, he saw how Paul Robeson was disrespected - Sidney 00:09
So for Sidney, he saw how Paul Robeson was disrespected
And when you see something like that… - Sidney 00:09
And when you see something like that…
Yeah, well, just try and pay attention, Santini. - Sidney 00:06
Yeah, well, just try and pay attention, Santini.
Hey, Miller. Come here. I want to talk to you a minute, Miller. - Sidney 00:05
Hey, Miller. Come here. I want to talk to you a minute, Mill...
Well, I think mainly because I knew Paul Robeson, - Sidney 00:09
Well, I think mainly because I knew Paul Robeson,
That seemed to have been enough to make me suspect. - Sidney 00:05
That seemed to have been enough to make me suspect.
You know you're a little brighter, - Sidney 00:05
You know you're a little brighter,
Poitier appeared on the pages of Counterattack, - Sidney 00:12
Poitier appeared on the pages of Counterattack,