The Hoaxters

The Hoaxters
Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by	Herman Hoffman
Written by	Herman Hoffman
Produced by	Herman Hoffman Dore Schary
Narrated by	Marilyn Erskine
Edited by	Harry Komer Laurie Vejar
Music by	Rudolph G. Kopp
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	December 5, 1952 (1952-12-5)
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

• 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

1. 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.

External links

• The Hoaxters at IMDb
• The Hoaxters at AllMovie
• The Hoaxters at the TCM Movie Database