The Hollywood Ten were a group of motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who were accused of belonging to the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) and of spreading subversive messages through their work in the Hollywood film industry. They were summoned to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947 and refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations. As a result, they were mostly blacklisted by the Hollywood studios and were convicted and imprisoned for contempt of Congress. Most of the group had in fact belonged to the CPUSA.
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