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Hollywood Exiles

A story of glamour, duplicity and the FBI's battle against communism in Hollywood

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Introducing Hollywood Exiles
Why was Oona Chaplin’s grandfather, Charlie, exiled from Hollywood? Premieres 22 January
15 Jan 2024,2 mins
1. An American dream
Charlie Chaplin is near-exiled following an FBI campaign to root out communism in the US
22 Jan 2024,35 mins
2. Red menace
Oona Chaplin reveals J. Edgar Hoover's campaign to root out communists in Hollywood
29 Jan 2024,36 mins,
3. The case against Charlie Chaplin
Movie star Charlie Chaplin stands trial amid a media storm
05 Feb 2024,37 mins
4. Hearts and minds
The FBI and Ayn Rand scrutinise movies for "subversive" leftist propaganda
12 Feb 2024,29 mins,
5. Billy's list
Hollywood Reporter publisher Billy Wilkerson is first to name movie business communists
19 Feb 2024,30 mins,
6. Hollywood on trial
Washington turns its spotlight on Hollywood in the search for “Unamerican” activities
26 Feb 2024,27 mins
7. Are you now, or have you ever been
A sensational Washington inquiry into Hollywood communist “subversion” begins
04 Mar 2024,28 mins
8. The un-Americans
The Hollywood Ten hit a legal brick wall as the blacklist era begins
11 Mar 2024,28 mins
9. Naming names
Careers destroyed and friendships fractured as Charlie Chaplin faces his fate in America
18 Mar 2024,31 mins
10. Exile
The anti-communist chill drives countless Hollywood figures into career exile
25 Mar 2024,38 mins