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Guilty by Suspicion (1991) 6.4
David Merrill (Robert De Niro), a fictitious 1950s Hollywood director, returns from filming abroad in France to find that his loyalty has been called into question by the House Committee on... See full summary » Director:Irwin WinklerWriter:Irwin Winkler |
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| Annette Bening | ... |
Ruth Merrill
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Bunny Baxter
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Dorothy Nolan
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Felix Graff
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Paulie Merrill
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Larry Nolan
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Ben Piazza | ... | |
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Joe Lesser
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Barry Primus | ... |
Bert Alan
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Chairman Wood
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Congressman Tavenner
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Brad Sullivan | ... |
Congressman Velde
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Ray Karlin
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Felicia Barron
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David Merrill (Robert De Niro), a fictitious 1950s Hollywood director, returns from filming abroad in France to find that his loyalty has been called into question by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and he is unable to work until cleared. Before being called, his highest priority had been his work to the extent of leaving his wife (Annette Bening) and son (Luke Edwards) alone for months at a time. He initially refuses to implicate others or himself in a private meeting with Roy Cohn and a studio lawyer. This decision initially to stick to his principles first leaves him unable to work in his profession, even with films and producers he never would have worked with before. Harassment by the FBI leaves him unable to work on Broadway, with advertising agencies, or even in a small film repair shop. Finally, having fallen so far, and tempted with a new offer to direct a film from his old studio (if he testifies), he agrees to go before the Committee, initially planning to ... Written by Mike Harris <mharris@injersey.com>
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1950s | mccarthy hearings | house unamerican activities committee | film director | blacklist |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 March 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Schuldig bei Verdacht See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Gross:
$9,480,198 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Duke Ellington
Lyrics by Mack David
Performed by Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
Courtesy of Blue Note Records (Roulette)
A division of Capitol Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets
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Trivia
Sam Wanamaker, who plays Felix Graff, really was blacklisted by HUAC during the McCarthy era. See more »Goofs
There is a Milwaukee Braves baseball pennant on the wall of Merrill's son's room. This film takes place in 1951 and 1952. The Braves didn't move to Milwaukee from Boston until 1953. See more »Quotes
David Merrill: [about Dorothy Nolan] She was a good wife, a good mother, and you're responsible for her death. She was falsely accused, she couldn't get work, her son was taken away from her - all because of this committee. In the name of ridding the world of Communism, you destroyed her life.See more »
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"I'M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO"Written by Duke Ellington
Lyrics by Mack David
Performed by Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
Courtesy of Blue Note Records (Roulette)
A division of Capitol Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets
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Robert DeNiro will not give names to the House UnAmerican Activities committee. There goes his Hollywood career. His marriage to Ruth, Annette Bening, has already ended in divorce, so why not the rest of his life down the drain as well?
The film is very similar in nature to Woody Allen's "The Front" of the 1970s. If you've seen the latter, you know what the ending shall be. It's called principles above all.
Patricia Wettig gives a fine supporting performance as an actress turned in by her own husband with tragedy resulting.
Nice to see Martin Scorsese go in front of the cameras for this film. He is fleeing to England to escape testifying.
We get a wonderful sense of the 1950s in Hollywood. Marilyn Monroe is hot and so is this film.