Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists

Documentary 1983 · 1h 40m

They were a special breed of American outlaw... and their story has never been told.

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A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.

Cast

17 people

O Oscar Hunter Himself - Printer

R Rose Podmaka Herself - Steel Mill Worker

S Sylvia Woods Herself - Auto Worker

H Howard 'Stretch' Johnson Himself - College Professor

Bill Bailey Himself - Seaman and Longshoreman

E Edna Whitehouse Self - Legal Secretary

R Ruth Maguire Self - Program Administrator

S Stanley Postek Self - Seaman

D Dorothy Ray Healey Self - Party Leader (as Dorothy Healey)

C Carl Hirsch Self - Writer

Pete Seeger Self - Folksinger

M Marge Frantz Self - Southern Activist

R Rose Kryzak Self - Actuarial Clerk

A Al Prago Self - Labor Educator

M Muriel Eldridge Self - Secretary

F Flo Lorenz Voice over (voice)

L Leon Holster Voice over (voice) (as Leon Hollster)