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| name = The Hoaxters
| name = The Hoaxters
| image =
| image = The Hoaxters - Film Poster.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Theatrical Film Poster
| director =
| director =
| producer = [[Herman Hoffman]]<br>[[Dore Schary]]
| producer = Herman Hoffman<br>[[Dore Schary]]
| writer = Herman Hoffman
| writer = Herman Hoffman
| narrator = [[Marilyn Erskine]]
| narrator = [[Marilyn Erskine]]
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| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| editing = Harry Komer<br>Laurie Vejar
| editing = Harry Komer<br>Laurie Vejar
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| released = {{film date|1952|12|5}}
| released = {{film date|1952|12|5}}
| runtime = 36 minutes
| runtime = 36 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $119,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>
| budget =
| gross = $177,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
}}
}}


'''''The Hoaxters''''' is a 1952 American [[documentary film]] written by [[Herman Hoffman]], about the threat posed by [[communism]] to the [[American way of life]]. It was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300236/Hoaxters/details |title=NY Times: The Hoaxters |accessdate=2008-11-08|work=NY Times}}</ref> The [[Warner Home Video]] DVD release of the 1998 [[CNN]] documentary ''[[Cold War (TV series)|The Cold War]]'' in 2012 included this film as a special feature.<ref>'''CNN COLD WAR: The Complete Series''' 6-Disc Set: ''Cold War'' © 1998 Turner Original Productions, Inc. ''The Hoaxters'' © 1952 Turner Entertainment Co. ''Castro: In His Own Words'' © 1998 CNN Productions. Package Design © 2012 Cable News Network, Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Distributed by Warner Home Video, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522. All rights reserved. Color & BW/1122 Mins.</ref>
'''''The Hoaxters''''' is a 1952 American [[documentary film]] about the threat posed by [[communism]] to the [[American way of life]]. It was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300236/Hoaxters/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521072245/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300236/Hoaxters/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2011 |title=NY Times: The Hoaxters |accessdate=November 8, 2008}}</ref> The [[Warner Home Video]] DVD release of the 1998 [[CNN]] documentary ''[[Cold War (TV series)|The Cold War]]'' in 2012 included this film as a special feature.<ref>''CNN COLD WAR: The Complete Series'' 6-Disc Set: ''Cold War'' © 1998 Turner Original Productions, Inc. ''The Hoaxters'' © 1952 Turner Entertainment Co. ''Castro: In His Own Words'' © 1998 CNN Productions. Package Design © 2012 Cable News Network, Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Distributed by Warner Home Video, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522. All rights reserved. Color & BW/1122 Mins.</ref> According to MGM records, the film earned $167,000 in the US and Canada and $10,000 elsewhere.<ref name="Mannix"/>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Walter Pidgeon]] as Narrator (voice)
* [[Walter Pidgeon]] as Narrator (voice)
* [[Dore Schary]] as Narrator (voice)
* [[Dore Schary]] as Narrator (voice)
* [[Barry Sullivan (actor)|Barry Sullivan]] as Narrator (voice)
* [[Barry Sullivan (American actor)|Barry Sullivan]] as Narrator (voice)
* [[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]] as Narrator (voice)
* [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] as Narrator (voice)
* [[James Whitmore]] as Narrator (voice)
* [[James Whitmore]] as Narrator (voice)
* Sidney Tomack as the Snake Oil Salesman (uncredited)
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5445 Sidney Tomack] as the ''Snake Oil Salesman'' (uncredited)<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866344/#Actor IMDb Sid Tomack filmography] <br> '''^''' [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866344/bio IMDb Biography of Sid Tomack]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0044713|title=The Hoaxters}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0044713|title=The Hoaxters}}


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Latest revision as of 23:34, 2 October 2022

The Hoaxters
Theatrical Film Poster
Written byHerman Hoffman
Produced byHerman Hoffman
Dore Schary
Narrated byMarilyn Erskine
Edited byHarry Komer
Laurie Vejar
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 5, 1952 (1952-12-05)
Running time
36 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$119,000[1]
Box office$177,000[1]

The Hoaxters is a 1952 American documentary film about the threat posed by communism to the American way of life. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2] The Warner Home Video DVD release of the 1998 CNN documentary The Cold War in 2012 included this film as a special feature.[3] According to MGM records, the film earned $167,000 in the US and Canada and $10,000 elsewhere.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ "NY Times: The Hoaxters". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  3. ^ CNN COLD WAR: The Complete Series 6-Disc Set: Cold War © 1998 Turner Original Productions, Inc. The Hoaxters © 1952 Turner Entertainment Co. Castro: In His Own Words © 1998 CNN Productions. Package Design © 2012 Cable News Network, Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Distributed by Warner Home Video, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522. All rights reserved. Color & BW/1122 Mins.

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