Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

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Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

"They were a special breed of American outlaw... and their story has never been told."

1983

1h 40m

6.3(6 votes)

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Documentary

Overview

A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.

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17 members

Acting

Oscar Hunter

Himself - Printer

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Rose Podmaka

Herself - Steel Mill Worker

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Sylvia Woods

Herself - Auto Worker

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Howard 'Stretch' Johnson

Himself - College Professor

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Bill Bailey

Himself - Seaman and Longshoreman

Bill Bailey

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Edna Whitehouse

Self - Legal Secretary

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Ruth Maguire

Self - Program Administrator

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Stanley Postek

Self - Seaman

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Dorothy Ray Healey

Self - Party Leader (as Dorothy Healey)

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Carl Hirsch

Self - Writer

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Pete Seeger

Self - Folksinger

Pete Seeger

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Marge Frantz

Self - Southern Activist

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Rose Kryzak

Self - Actuarial Clerk

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Al Prago

Self - Labor Educator

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Muriel Eldridge

Self - Secretary

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Flo Lorenz

Voice over (voice)

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Leon Holster

Voice over (voice) (as Leon Hollster)

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