Beverly Hills Dead
“He had attended some of the committee hearings, but he had stopped going after hearing the testimony of screenwriter John Howard Lawson, who, he thought, had made such an ass of himself by upbraiding the committee that he had been an embarrassment to the cause of the others. By the time Sid was called to testify, he was convinced that, under the influence of two Party lawyers sent to advise them, the unfriendly witnesses had taken the wrong tack. Sid resolved to change that, if he could.Finally..., he was called before the committee and was sworn. The committee's chairman, J. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey, began the questioning.
THOMAS: Mr. Brooks, are you a screenwriter? BROOKS: Yes, Mr. Chairman, but I hope I may read a short statement before being questioned. THOMAS: You may not. You may answer our questions. BROOKS: It won't take more than five minutes, sir. THOMAS: I asked you if you are a screenwriter. BROOKS: Yes, sir. THOMAS: How many motion pictures have you written? BROOKS: Fourteen that have been produced, sir.MoreLess
THOMAS: Mr. Brooks, are you a screenwriter? BROOKS: Yes, Mr. Chairman, but I hope I may read a short statement before being questioned. THOMAS: You may not. You may answer our questions. BROOKS: It won't take more than five minutes, sir. THOMAS: I asked you if you are a screenwriter. BROOKS: Yes, sir. THOMAS: How many motion pictures have you written? BROOKS: Fourteen that have been produced, sir.MoreLess
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