Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists poster

Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists( 1983)

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

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      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

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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

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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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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 22 2025
    The introduction from the then President Reagan gives us an indication of what’s to come as he adopts that hale-fellow-well-met approach of his to warn of the continuing dangers to the USA of ever-expanding Communism. Thereafter, for about ten minutes, we see examples of the congressional accusatory and defensive rhetoric that abounded during the “witch-hunt” period and subsequently. Then, though, rather counterintuitively it starts to talk to people . Ordinary people. Ordinary socialists or people of the left wing involved in the trades union movement as far back as the 1930s or with anti-war ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • woman director
    • communist party
    • political documentary