Humanities WA Talk: Hollywood During the Blacklist Era

November 19, 2025

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Venue:

Greenwood Senior Center

525 N. 85th St.
Seattle , WA 98103

Organizer:

Wednesday, November 19, 1-2 pm. GSC. Free. The Red Scare that erupted in the 1940s allowed the House Committee on Un-American Activities to grab headlines by parading prominent Hollywood figures before the cameras. Witnesses could either defy the hearings at the risk of their own careers, or inform on their colleagues and friends. The resulting blacklist threw many moviemaking professionals out of work. This presentation, illustrated with film clips, tells the stories from this heartbreaking and scandalous era. We’ll also ask a question: With today’s politics at a boiling point, are we living in such a period again? Robert Horton was the longtime film reviewer for the Seattle Weekly, Everett Herald, and KUOW. He now hosts the radio program, The Music and the Movies. Presented by Humanities Washington. RSVP: 206.297.0875