Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Synopsis
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage. It begins in Harlem, measures the impact of Paul Robeson and the campaign to bring him down, looks at the role of HUAC, J. Edgar Hoover and of journalists such as Ed Sullivan, and ends with a tribute to Canada Lee. Throughout are interviews with men and women who were there, including Dick Campbell of the Rose McLendon Players and Fredrick O'Neal of the American Negro Theatre. In the 1940s and 1950s, anti-Communism was one more tool to maintain Jim Crow and to keep down African-Americans.
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Paul Robeson Scandalize My Name.wmv
Type: Trailer • Published 2010-10-22
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Morgan Freeman
Self
Rosetta LeNoire
Self
Dick Campbell
Self
Frederick O'Neal
Self
Ossie Davis
Self
Paul Robeson
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Wershba
Self
J. Edgar Hoover
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Hazel Scott
Self (archive footage)
Adam Clayton Powell III
Self - son of Hazel Scott
Sidney Poitier
Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
Canada Lee
Stephen Kumalo (archive footage)
Gertrude Jeannette
Self
Erik Barnouw
Self - broadcast historian
Gregory Abbott
Newsreel Narrator (voice) (archive sound)
Harry Belafonte
Self
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$1M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$100K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.1x
-$900K deficit
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Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Alexandra Isles
- Screenplay & Story
- Alexandra Isles
- Original Title
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 54m
- Production Budget
- $1M
- Worldwide Gross
- $100K
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Alexandra Isles
Alexandra Isles
Doug Rossini
Alexandra Isles
Department Leadership Roster
Doug Rossini
Editor
Alexandra Isles
Producer
Alexandra Isles
Director
Alexandra Isles
Writer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist about?
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage. It begins in Harlem, measures the impact of Paul Robeson and the campaign to bring him down, looks at the role of HUAC, J. Edgar Hoover and of journalists such as Ed Sullivan, and ends with a tribute to Canada Lee. Throughout are interviews with men and women who were there, including Dick Campbell of the Rose McLendon Players and Fredrick O'Neal of the American Negro Theatre. In the 1940s and 1950s, anti-Communism was one more tool to maintain Jim Crow and to keep down African-Americans.
Who directed Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist?
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist was directed by Alexandra Isles.
Who stars in Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist?
The principal cast of Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist includes Morgan Freeman, Rosetta LeNoire, Dick Campbell, Frederick O'Neal, Ossie Davis.
When was Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist released and how long is it?
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist was released in 1998 with a total runtime of 54m.
What was the box office and production budget of Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist?
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist had a reported production budget of $1M and grossed $100K at the worldwide box office (0.1 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
What is the age rating and content advisory for Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist?
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).