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Oct 2, 1975 · Fear on Trial: Directed by Lamont Johnson. With George C. Scott, William Devane, Dorothy Tristan, William Redfield. The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
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- Drama
- Lamont Johnson
- 1975-10-02
Fear on Trial is a 1975 American television film about the blacklisting of 1950s broadcast personality John Henry Faulk, based on Faulk's 1964 memoir of the same title. It was directed by Lamont Johnson. Cast
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This Emmy-nominated film follows the troubles stalking John Henry Faulk, a folksy, homespun radio-television personality of the early 1950s whose broadcasting career was abruptly cut off during the blacklisting of the era. Retaining attorney Louis Nizer, he went to court and successfully sued...
- Lamont Johnson
- Paul Jenkins
Dec 7, 2017 · The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the resultant trial, and Faulk’s victory, helped to put an end to the blacklisting period.
Faulk finally gets his day in court nearly a decade later. At the trial, the unpleasant realities of the McCarthy era -- and suffering of its victims -- are brought to light.
- Drama
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the resultant trial, and Faulk's victory, helped to put an end to the blacklisting period.
