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October 22, 1947

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MENJOU TESTIFIES COMMUNISTS TAINT THE FILM INDUSTRY; Actor Says 'Mission to Moscow' and 'North Star' Were Films Carrying Propaganda

By Anthony Leviero

A Menjou testifies; com receives in evidence testimony given at May subcom hearing; Menjou assails films Mission to Moscow and North Star; urges production of anti-Communist films; names Cromwell as person who acts like Communist; produces copy of Communist party membership card of H Sorrell under name of H K Stewart; J C Moffitt testifies, says plays produced by Bway further Communist line; accuses certain members of Story Analysts Guild; cites Hollywood Reporter files of Communist party membership cards of Trumbo, Lardner, R Collins, H Buchman, Cole, H Myer, W Palmer, Kahn, H Rhaf, H J Salemson and J Wexley; House com has atty C J Katz ejected from room in denying him cross-exam privilege; incident involving another atty B Crum avoided; Motion Picture Producers Assn counsel P McNutt, at press conf, insists film indus carries no Communist propaganda; asks com to list allegedly Communist films; warns indus of black-list tactics; R Hughes testifies that Lawson is Communist

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Raymond Bachand

1947Raymond Bachand, Canadian lawyer and politician[†]

Raymond Bachand is a former politician, a businessman and a lawyer in Quebec, Canada. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Outremont, and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus. He is the former Minister of Finance and Revenue in the majority government of Premier of Quebec Jean Charest, and was previously Minister for Tourism during the minority government mandate from April 2007 to October 2008, and Minister of economic development of innovation and export trade from his election until June 2009. Bachand is a former trade unionist. On 26 August 2013, Bachand resigned his seat.

Haley Barbour

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