The Blacklisting of John Garfield

[@margaretmonteiro8249]

John Garfield was a hidden gem in the movie industry. The more I learn about the man the more I seek out his films.

[@ManfromuncoolBlogspotstars]

Enjoy, his work is peerless.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

Communists were there then and are still here today !

[@swymaj02]

Watched Saturday's Children two weeks ago.

[@-trixiespumpkins3846]

​@@MontecitoWealthy😂😂 biggest load of bs I've read this year

[@dennislalka7965]

What are you talking about?@@-trixiespumpkins3846

[@Kendell062]

Canada Lee worked in New York theater and was one of a few Black character actors in Hollywood when he was accused of being a communist and was blacklisted . For awhile afterwards he worked shining shoes on Broadway where he once starred in plays. And later he died of a broken heart.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

That's right! He worked with Orson Welles on the "Voodoo" MacBeth, and several others...

[@LorraineMcFly]

He actually worked alongside Garfield in Body and Soul. Their scenes together are wonderful.

[@veronicaancrum4871]

What kind of democracy do the United States have with all this anti-communist garbage. It’s alive and well at this present moment.

[@plev10]

Great to see a writer who wasn't even alive for Mr. Garfield's career put into context what made him such a great actor - and an even more impressive person.

[@dennislalka7965]

John Garfield take s a back seat to no actor!

[@deerhoda7574]

Broke my moms heart when he died. He was such a amazing actor.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

JOHN GARFIELD - passed away the year I was born 1952 - I wish he had lived and that we could have met , Hollywood Joe

[@margeshilling7983]

John Garfield was a wonderful actor. It's sad that he has been largely forgotten. What happened to him was a true American Tragedy.

[@jackiefloyd8003]

John Garfield was a magnificent actor and a principled and courageous man. The world needed more people like him then and still do now. I love all of his films, but my favorite is Gentlemen’s Agreement. It’s really disgusting what the Federal Government and Hollywood Studio Heads did to him and his family.

[@candisselliott-matthews2167]

Love John Garfield films! He was an amazing actor!

[@MFPhoto1]

Garfield had a heart problem for most of his life. It kept him out of the military during WWII, where he was classified 4F. The blacklisting may have hurried it up a bit, but it was known for years that Garfield was not long for this world.

[@Lara-ri1lg]

I don’t think that’s exactly true. Certainly he had a heart

[@Lara-ri1lg]

problem but it was only in the last few years that it was a problem. He didn’t have any expectation of dying when he did.

[@MFPhoto1]

@@Lara-ri1lg It is exactly true. He had a heart, just not a healthy one. That's why his draft board listed him as 4F, not fit for military service.

[@mimimatasar3699]

Agree

[@dennislalka7965]

@@MFPhoto1 So what...he did not listen to doctors...he smoked and drank. Had he taken the advice he could have lives longer...wake up do your homework!

[@madisenstubbs]

Carla and I share a similar story. I've loved TCM and Classic Films ever since I was about 6 years old; seeing Casablanca for the first time changed my life. I can't wait to get my hands on this book!

[@maha77]

I just accidentally discovered John Garfield today when I was watching a movie called The Swimmer with Burt Lancaster, about an hour and 20 minutes into the movie there's a scene with a very handsome actor who turns out to be David Garfield, John's son, that sent me down a rabbit hole of research and it's fascinating to hear about these actors and their stories well before my time.

[@helenletos2661]

One of Hollywood's saddest stories. Persecution of this great actor contributed to his death at age 39. Others who were still contracted to the big studios were protected from the witch hunt.

[@deniseelalala85]

Love John Garfield. Great actor.

[@romanclay1913]

Garfield wouldn't rat out his compatriots. Unlike Elia Kazan, Clifford Odets.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

And 1 Sterling

[@herberttaylor7998]

Very happy to hear about John Garfield. He also played a Jewish soldier Phil Green in “Gentleman’s Agreement “ opposite Gregory Peck, another brave soul.

[@richardnogan4579]

A man with integrity and honor who would not sell out.

[@thomassexton9990]

John Garfield was a great actor and Hollywood didn't like because he made on his own without help and Hollywood decided to destroy John and got the government to help them destroy him in those days they decided who was going to be the great stars John wouldn't go along

[@hungrysoles]

It's nice to see the author of the book . It was well written and the stories were very interesting.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

So history repeats itself

[@padraiggillon]

It's John Garfield month on TLC!

[@bOmBAsTiK]

The Learning Channel also? Or did you mean TCM?

[@elviajove8289]

Lucky for us!

[@nicfewer8393]

John Garfield was in one of the best movies about anti-Semitism, Gentleman's Agreement with Gregory Peck and then a victim of it, killed by it. Another great actor, Lee J. Cobb also had a massive heart attack that nearly killed him, brought on by the same stress from the McCarthy Witch Hunt.

[@autodidact537]

John Garfield had Scarlet Fever when he was young which caused rheumatic heart disease permanently damaging his heart. Also all the cigarette smoking probably didn't help.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

​@@autodidact537 LEO JACOB also smokes in every sc3ne he evvuhh did. Like another chimney - Curtis LeMay.

[@mYAHWEH]

This book rocks!!!!!!!!!! Love it and the stories, it has enriched my movie experience and given me a deeper love for cinema which I already appreciate. This book is a gift, a blessing full of awesome history. Carla did an amazing job, the details, and the design are breathe taking

[@CoopyKat]

@mYAHWEH FAKE comment written for Carls's benefit (probably written BY Carla herself).

[@johnmoore9614]

I'm a fan of integrity. I wish I had what he had.

[@dennisgeorge3238]

@Dapper Canuck he was NOT a communist and never admitted it! get with the program!

[@dennisgeorge3238]

@Dapper Canuck seek professional help!

[@dennisgeorge3238]

@Dapper Canuck did you watch what Carla investigated? She said there was no evidence that Garfield was a communist. Believe what you want. I know better, I have met with people who knew him. Believe what you will there Daffy Canuck!

[@dennisgeorge3238]

@Dapper Canuck i have read everything on him. I know the truth...btw what do you think of over 10,000 people attended his funeral??

[@bOmBAsTiK]

And was better than Brando too, just didn't get the hype...

[@dennisgeorge3238]

totally agree

[@MothGirl007]

100 per cent!

[@BroonParker]

I know he was never a member of the communist party, but what if he had been? Why would it really have mattered that someone did join the CP during the greatness depression? This interview tries to exonerate Garfield on the grounds of his "innocence" - but it was the studios, the House Committee on Unamerican Activities, the FBI, Hoover, McCarthy, and more who were the real guilty parties here and who should never be exonerated.

[@larrybarnett9249]

The left of today has adopted the sickening tactics of the 1940 and 1950 witch hunters.A pox on all of them.

[@swymaj02]

The American's seeming hatred for anything not remotely Conservative or centre as "communist" really baffles me.

[@kennethrussell1158]

What was the John Garfield clause about mentioned in the movie "Indecent Proposal"?

[@richardthelionheart5594]

Correct characterization :"Before Dean or Brando or Monty Cliff there was a Garfield...the GOAT

[@theman2017inc]

WOW sounds like Garfield was much more than a actor, movie star and eventually independent filmmaker. He was a man of strong character, principle and integrity The government went after him and Hollywood turned its back on him. He deserved better. MUCH RESPECT JOHN GARFIELD!!!

[@BlackPantherStudios]

Great video 👍

[@CoopyKat]

That lady is very annoying to listen to. Why is she so LOUD? Does she not understand the concept of microphones, their ability to pick up sound quite easily? Also ending sentences with a loud emphasis is too much ("I loved the MOVIES, I loved the STARS"). I will not be buying or reading her book.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

Vocal fry. Just added a comm of my own on this narcissist trade-trait.

[@HoorayTV21]

Can we get all of the super communists off of this dying channel? Seeing the dolt of noir every year at an annual film festival and him introducing EVERY film with comments about how "America" treated this person that group, America bad etc. Tired and old. Communists were everywhere still are and are NOT friends of freedom.

[@larrybarnett9249]

Right on

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

Neither r make-adelsohn-great-again tribists !

[@briansmith2163]

Garfield was always the tragic fall guy hero in his films ! No matter how his character redeemed himself he always had to die.

[@saulchapnick1566]

The Tragedy of John Garfield is also the Story of the Underbelly of America. Make no mistake about it; This is also who we are.

[@rossmartenak5517]

Changing one's birth name is like slapping your parents in the face. It's disrespectful and unnecessary. This is especially true if it's done for the anticipation of greater recognition and or financial gain. It's like selling-out, to perhaps an Agent or Studio Mogul, while at the same time being ashamed of your Father.

[@stevenrogers7884]

Could she give away more endings to movies?

[@dennisgeorge3238]

Oh pipe down...she is wonderful;!

[@itsgleneaton4883]

When you have criminals running a country many of the good will die young. He was a canary for no one and either he knew how bad the effect would be only he could say. But his honor will be remembered forever.

[@fflubadubb]

He died about 5 months before I was born . His life ended up tragic especially the loss of his precious 6 year old daughter who died of an allergic reaction. It is said he never got over it. For some reason it really haunts me

[@danielcleary3914]

Stand up Guy. Just couldn’t rat. Love you Julie. Thanks for being you.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

Thank u & goodbye : overdose in vocal fry

[@Bailey2006a]

Elia Kazan named, names...genius director, zero integrity

[@FIREBRAND38]

Yeah, he couldn't be a heroic communist in your eyes.

[@JackMonroe]

How old is this lady?

[@johnmoore9614]

I hear what your saying about John Wayne. I believe he was sincerely wrong.

[@dennisgeorge3238]

@Dapper Canuck Hey dapper dummy...know you facts before you speak!

[@MrGyges]

That he was a great actor is there for all to see. So, a man of the people, but not of the Kremlin. ( Tragedy. )

[@romanclay1913]

The Group Theater was a progressive NY acting collective in the 1930s. The Group Theatre included Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg, Cheryl Crawford, Stella Adler, Morris Carnovsky, Clifford Odets, Sanford Meisner, Elia Kazan, Harry Morgan, Robert Lewis, John Garfield Canada Lee, Franchot Tone, Frances Farmer, Phoebe Brand, Ruth Nelson, Will Geer, Howard Da Silva, Sidney Lumet, John Randolph, Joseph Bromberg, Michael Gordon, Paul Green, Marc Blitzstein, Paul Strand, Anna Sokolow, Lee J. Cobb, Roman Bohnen, Jay Adler, Luther Adler, Robert Ardrey, Don Richardson. Many were blacklisted. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_blacklist

[@plev10]

Too bad the Globe Theater didn't have anyone who become acclaimed actors, directors and writers. 😃 My goodness, what an amazing group of accomplished artists!

[@markmccreary9605]

Unlike Ellia Kazan who strategically threw people under the HUAC bus so he could direct On The Waterfront.

[@audreydaleski1067]

His wife likely had a naive notion of the party.

[@robertsvorinich7959]

You're a believer in propaganda. What did the CP do to you?

[@susanb2015]

This show is awful without Bob. How horrible!!!!!

[@_artorical_]

Imagine being a proud AmeriKKKan? Sick!

[@petergleeson8020]

Ughh conservatives.

[@FIREBRAND38]

Peter Gleeson I see stereotyping is cool when you do it. "Ughh". Very sophisticated argument.

[@petergleeson8020]

@@FIREBRAND38 maybe there are still good conservatives who care about the country. I'm not seeing them though.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

@@petergleeson8020 Amen!!! I don't even know any conservatives anymore... they've all become koolaid drinking Trumpist Putin-lovers. That's right - all the people that have been telling _us_ to move to Russia, for decades, are now Russia-apologists, with their marching orders coming from a washed-up reality-tv game show host trying to end any chance for democracy in this nation.

[@dennislalka7965]

@@petergleeson8020 Stick to John Garfield a great actor!

[@adamandrews8534]

AOC’s lost sister?

[@Ortzmet]

It was necessary to protect the country. Government didn't destroy his life. He could have chosen another career or job in the short-term. Acting isn't the most noblest profession. If you have so much integrity then find another means of support -- help the poor for example. In the Cold War our side needed to create its own image. If the price of that was simply investigating a few performers, so be it.

[@eargasm1072]

So being persecuted by the U.S. government for your politics or being in any way mentioned in the same sentence as a Communist is ok in your book? The HUAC were the enemies of democracy and America, not actors like Garfield bozo

[@Ortzmet]

@@eargasm1072 If you're going to be a performer, which is about manufacturing an image, then understand that our government had to manufacture an image of its own. It's not exactly asking an actor to give his life for his country. An actor cannot give a simple performance for his country? Acting is so noble? It is noble to seek personal fame and forturne? I can think of more nobler ways to spend your time on Earth.

[@swymaj02]

​@Ortzmet trying to look for communists out of ppl who are proven to not be communists is, to me, a waste of time. Obviously that would ruin someone's career back then.

[@zaineridling]

We shouldn't ban anyone, except john wayne. Screw that guy. 😑

[@kingofpointless]

I agree screw John Wayne, but he's hardly the only person from old Hollywood worth 'banning'. There's Polanski to start with.

[@DeeEllEff]

Y’mean the guy who once said, when asked if Hollywood in general (and Westerns, in particular) had been unfair in its depiction of Native Americans, replied: “No. They were a bunch of savages...”? Y’mean him? 😱

[@Bailey2006a]

‘That’ll be the day” John Wayne as Ethan Edwards in “ The Searchers”.... lol. Let’s face it... Wayne’s politics were to the right of Attila the Hun

[@gorge5412]

To all the "commie" bashers piling on, plz review WW2 history. Doesn't anyone remember that Uncle Joe (Stalin) and the Ruskies were America's ALLIES ? The blacklist was an awful, terrible time for civil liberties in the 1950s. Ultimately, the commie phobia (hysteria?!) motivated America's involvement in Vietnam.

[@FIREBRAND38]

@@DeeEllEff Just where and when did he say that? You mean the guy that often portrayed Indians in his movies with dignity and respect? Try watching McLintock, loser. Or are you afraid to learn something in your cartoon world?

[@romanclay1913]

Many of the Group Theater actors were blacklisted. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_blacklist