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5. Director Frank Capra was a prime target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the 1950s
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 08:51 AM
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HUAC believed his movies' themes were part of a communist plot, and questioned many of the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriters with whom he was associated.

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