In light of the "Hollywood Ten"'s defiance of HUAC – in addition to refusing to testify, many had tried to read statements decrying the committee's investigation as unconstitutional – political pressure mounted on the film industry to demonstrate its "anti-subversive" bona fides.
根據"好莱坞十人"藐視HUAC—除了拒絕作證，許多企圖以聲明誹謗委員會的調查是違反憲法的政治壓力登上電影工業，展示它的"反顛覆"真實。