Red Roundup. 17 Commie Leaders Arrested, 4 Hunted.
Red Roundup. 17 Commie Leaders Arrested, 4 Hunted.
Clip: 351320_1_1
Year Shot: 1951
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1560
Original Film: 024-467-02
HD: N/A
Location: New York
Timecode: 00:08:59 - 00:09:59
Close on heels of sentencing of other Communist leaders, the FBI moves quickly and seizes seventeen Red leaders for arraignment under the Smith Act outlawing advocacy of overthrow of U.S. Men are escorted by agents (?); close shots of some of the accused "Reds". Women party leaders are in group, are escorted to car separately. Communist leaders escorted by the FBI. CU - Israel Anther (?) MS - The arrested men getting into the back of a paddy wagon. CUS - Fredrick Vanderbilt Field (?) CU - Eugene Dennis (?) MS - Women defendants being escorted by the FBI MS - Women getting into a paddy wagon on their way to a detention center. MS - US Marshall paddy wagon driving away