Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era 'red scare'. Although born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, Dmytryk grew up in San Francisco when his Ukrainian parents moved to the United States. At the age of 31, he became a naturalized citizen. His best known films from the pre-McCarthy period of his career were film noirs Crossfire, for which he received a Best Director Oscar nomination, and Murder, My Sweet, the latter an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In addition, he made two World War II films: Hitler's Children, the story of the Hitler youth and Back to Bataan starring John Wayne. The late 1940's was the time of the Second Red Scare, and Dmytryk was one of many filmmakers investigated. Summoned to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he refused to cooperate and was sent to jail. After spending several months behind bars, Dmytryk made the decision to testify again, and give the names of his fellow members in the American Communist Party as the HUAC had demanded. On April 25, 1951, Dmytryk appeared before HUAC for the second time, answering all questions. He spoke of his own Party past, a very brief membership in 1945, including the naming of twenty-six former members of left-wing groups. He explained how John Howard Lawson, Adrian Scott, Albert Maltz and others had pressured him to include communist propaganda in his films. His testimony damaged several court cases that others of the so-called "Hollywood 10" had filed. He recounted his experiences of the period in his revealing 1996 book, Odd Man Out: A Memoir of the Hollywood Ten (Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, IL). For a time, Dmytryk moved to England, and Stanley Kramer hired him to direct a trio of low-budget films before handing Dmytryk The Caine Mutiny. He made films for major studios Columbia, 20th Century Fox, MGM and Paramount Pictures, including, among others, Raintree County, The Left Hand of God, The Young Lions, a remake of the Marlene Dietrich classic The Blue Angel, and The Carpetbaggers. Later into the 60' and 70's, he directed Where Love Has Gone, Anzio, Alvarez Kelly, Shalako, and his final film Bluebeard. The films which he directed featured stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Gene Tierney, Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Davis, Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando, Sean Connery, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Richard Widmark and Henry Fonda. After his film career tapered off in the 1970s, he entered academia and taught at the University of Texas at Austin, and at the University of Southern California. He wrote several books on the art of filmmaking (such as "On Film Editing") and lectured at various colleges and theaters, such as the Orson Welles Cinema. Dmytryk died from heart and kidney failure on 1 July, 1999, aged 90, in Encino, California.

Filmography

• 1979Not Only Strangers — Director, Editor
• 1975He Is My Brother — Director
• 1975The Human Factor — Director
• 1972Bluebeard — Writer, Director
• 1968Anzio — Director
• 1968Shalako — Director
• 1966Alvarez Kelly — Director
• 1965Mirage — Director
• 1964The Carpetbaggers — Director
• 1964Where Love Has Gone — Director
• 1962The Reluctant Saint — Director, Producer
• 1962Walk on the Wild Side — Director
• 1959The Blue Angel — Director
• 1959Warlock — Director, Producer
• 1958The Young Lions — Director
• 1957Raintree County — Director
• 1956The Mountain — Director, Producer
• 1955Soldier of Fortune — Director
• 1955The End of the Affair — Director
• 1955The Left Hand of God — Director
• 1954Broken Lance — Director
• 1954The Caine Mutiny — Director
• 1953The Juggler — Director
• 1953Three Lives — Director
• 1952Eight Iron Men — Director
• 1952Mutiny — Director
• 1952The Sniper — Director
• 1949Give Us This Day — Director
• 1949Obsession — Director
• 1947Crossfire — Director
• 1947So Well Remembered — Director
• 1946Till the End of Time — Director
• 1945Back to Bataan — Director
• 1945Cornered — Director
• 1944Murder, My Sweet — Director
• 1944Tender Comrade — Director
• 1943Behind the Rising Sun — Director, Producer
• 1943Captive Wild Woman — Director
• 1943Hitler's Children — Director
• 1943The Falcon Strikes Back — Director
• 1942Counter-Espionage — Director
• 1942Seven Miles from Alcatraz — Director
• 1941Confessions of Boston Blackie — Director
• 1941Secrets of the Lone Wolf — Director
• 1941Sweetheart of the Campus — Director
• 1941The Blonde from Singapore — Director
• 1941The Devil Commands — Director
• 1941Under Age — Director
• 1940Emergency Squad — Director
• 1940Golden Gloves — Director
• 1940Her First Romance — Director
• 1940Mystery Sea Raider — Director
• 1939Love Affair — Editor
• 1939Million Dollar Legs — Director
• 1939Television Spy — Director
• 1939Zaza — Editor
• 1938Bulldog Drummond's Peril — Editor
• 1937Double or Nothing — Editor
• 1937Hold 'Em Navy — Editor
• 1937Turn Off the Moon — Editor
• 1936Easy to Take — Editor
• 1936Three Married Men — Editor
• 1936Too Many Parents — Editor
• 1935Ruggles of Red Gap — Editor
• 1935The Hawk — Director, Editor
• 1934College Rhythm — Editor
• 1933Duck Soup — Assistant Editor
• 1932If I Had a Million — Assistant Editor
• 1932Make Me a Star — Editor
• 1932The Phantom President — Assistant Editor
• 1930Only Saps Work — Editor
• 1930The Royal Family of Broadway — Editor

Appearances as themselves (15)

• 2020Citizen Jane Fonda — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light — Self
• 1999Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man — Self
• 1998Anthony Quinn - A Lust for Life — Self
• 1998Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero — Self
• 1998Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream — Self
• 1997Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough — Self
• 1996Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial — Himself
• 1996Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door — Self
• 1995Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir — Self
• 1995Inside the Dream Factory — Self
• 1994Marlon Brando: The Wild One — Self
• 1991Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star — Self
• The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood — Self
• 1950The Hollywood Ten — Self