"The Great Hollywood Invasion" - Part Six
Part Six Jennifer felt like she was in one of those montages in the movies—when a reporter or a detective went from door-to-door or place-to-place, asking questions to random people. The only thing missing was the peppy orchestral music and those swiping transitions that made the investigation appear quicker than it actually was. If only it were that way, as she and her U.S. Army team stopped through all of the major studio lots in Hollywood—Warner Bros., MGM, 20th Century Fox, RKO, and Paramount. She tried not to get too starstruck over every famous movie star and film director that she questioned. It was General Powers’ bright idea to do the investigation under the guise of ‘susceptible communist activity,’ which only made the likes of Burgess Meredith and Burl Ives sweat more than they already had. ...