Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage. It begins in Harlem, measures the impact of Paul Robeson and the campaign to bring him down, looks at the role of HUAC, J. Edgar Hoover and of journalists such as Ed Sullivan, and ends with a tribute to Canada Lee. Throughout are interviews with men and women who were there, including Dick Campbell of the Rose McLendon Players and Fredrick O'Neal of the American Negro Theatre. In the 1940s and 1950s, anti-Communism was one more tool to maintain Jim Crow and to keep down African-Americans.
Cast
- Morgan Freeman - Self
- Rosetta LeNoire - Self
- Dick Campbell - Self
- Frederick O'Neal - Self
- Ossie Davis - Self
- Paul Robeson - Self (archive footage)
- Joseph Wershba - Self
- J. Edgar Hoover - Self (archive footage)
- Jackie Robinson - Self (archive footage)
- Hazel Scott - Self (archive footage)
Screenplay
Keywords
racism, post world war ii, harlem renaissance, mccarthyism, artistic risk, black community, hollywood blacklist
Trailer
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- What is Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist about?
- A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage. It begins in Harlem, measures the impact of Paul Robeson and the campaign to bring him down, looks at the role of HUAC, J. Edgar Hoover and of journalists such as Ed Sullivan, and ends with a tribute to Canada Lee. Throughout are interviews with men and women who were there, including Dick Campbell of the Rose McLendon Players and Fredrick O'Neal of the American Negro Theatre. In the 1940s and 1950s, anti-Communism was one more tool to maintain Jim Crow and to keep down African-Americans.
- Who directed Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist?
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist was directed by Alexandra Isles.
- Who stars in Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist?
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist stars Morgan Freeman, Rosetta LeNoire, Dick Campbell, Frederick O'Neal, Ossie Davis, Paul Robeson.
- How long is Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist?
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist has a runtime of 54m (54 minutes).
- What genre is Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist?
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist is a Documentary, History film.
- What is the budget of Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist?
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist had a budget of $1M.
- How much did Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist gross?
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist grossed $100,000 worldwide.