guilty suspicion

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 …

…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**