I have always been fascinated by the Red Scare of the late 1940's and early 1950's. In a country that was founded on the premise of freedom for all, many were persecuted for ideas, free assembly and daring to question authority. I know someone who suffered due to the hysteria of the age. For a short time, America became the Great Britain of the 1600's that our founding father fled. After World War II, the …showed first 75 words of 610 total…

…showed last 75 words of 610 total…with the movie is some leaps that required more explanation or background. Merrill has just returned from France and claims to know very little about HUAC, yet, suddenly, knows everything a few moments later. Also, I wish we could have learned more about Merrill's struggle to find work. We know it's a struggle and see the various problems he faces, but a few minutes on his fall from grace would have been great. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**