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| editing = Harry Komer<br>Laurie Vejar |
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| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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| released = {{film date|1952|12|5}} |
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'''''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 Documentary Feature]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300236/Hoaxters/details |title=NY Times: The Hoaxters |accessdate= |
'''''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"/> |
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==Cast== |
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* [[Walter Pidgeon]] as Narrator (voice) |
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* [[Dore Schary]] as Narrator (voice) |
* [[Dore Schary]] as Narrator (voice) |
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* [[Barry Sullivan (actor)|Barry Sullivan]] as Narrator (voice) |
* [[Barry Sullivan (American actor)|Barry Sullivan]] as Narrator (voice) |
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* [[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]] as Narrator (voice) |
* [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] as Narrator (voice) |
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* [[James Whitmore]] as Narrator (voice) |
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* Sidney Tomack as the |
* Sidney Tomack as the Snake Oil Salesman (uncredited) |
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==Reception== |
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According to MGM records the movie earned $167,000 in the US and Canada and $10,000 elsewhere.<ref name="Mannix"/> |
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Latest revision as of 23:34, 2 October 2022
| The Hoaxters | |
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 Theatrical Film Poster | |
| Written by | Herman Hoffman |
| Produced by | Herman Hoffman Dore Schary |
| Narrated by | Marilyn Erskine |
| Edited by | Harry Komer Laurie Vejar |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 36 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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]
Cast[edit]
- Marilyn Erskine as Narrator (voice)
- Howard Keel as Narrator (voice)
- George Murphy as Narrator (voice)
- Walter Pidgeon as Narrator (voice)
- Dore Schary as Narrator (voice)
- Barry Sullivan as Narrator (voice)
- Robert Taylor as Narrator (voice)
- James Whitmore as Narrator (voice)
- Sidney Tomack as the Snake Oil Salesman (uncredited)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "NY Times: The Hoaxters". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- The Hoaxters at IMDb
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