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Point of Order is compiled from TV footage of the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, in which the Army accused... more | add synopsisAwards:
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(Credited cast) | Roy M. Cohn | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Joseph McCarthy | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Joseph N. Welch | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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The best thing about this documentary is that there is no narration, there is no commentary; clips of the Army-McCarthy hearings that finally brought an end to Joseph McCarthy and his era of bully politics that destroyed so many American lives. There are arguments both pro and con re: McCarthy and his basic premise (that Communists had infiltrated Hollywood and the American government, indeed, all the way to the Executive Branch). He may have had a valid point at one time or another, but it quickly became overshadowed by his ego and insatiable appetite for power.
Sound like anyone we've seen recently in Washington? I recommend viewing this riveting film as it is not partisan - it is McCarthy in all his egomaniacal ranting and raving against those who stood by their personal beliefs and held firm in their convictions that the Constitution of the United States of America would forever be their guide.