Seventy-eight years ago today, on November 25, 1947 (October 13, 1947), 10 Hollywood professionals were blacklisted. On November 25, 1947, in an unprecedented effort of self-examination, the American film industry agreed to expel 10 professionals who had defied Congress. The film industry, made up of film federations and other groups, decided to deny any job opportunities to the communists. The 10 Hollywood men compared the film industry to a herd of ignorant cattle, panicked and lost their integrity. Fifty film industry leaders met at a New York hotel on the 24th to plan their goals. Managers of Paramount Pictures, United Arts, and Ball Pictures attended the meeting. "We will dismiss these men or suspend their employment without compensation, and will never hire any of them again until... they are acquitted or cleared of their crimes or declared that he is not a communist himself," their draft read. They added: "We will not succumb to anyone's hysteria or intimidation." The group included the director Edward Demetrik (who directed "Goodbye, Honey") and the screenwriter Lin-Radner (who wrote "A Year of Women"). Their lead lawyer, Robert, said his client insisted that the Un-American Commission of Inquiry had no right to encroach on the realm of ideas, whether expressed in speech, writing or organization. I believe... the court is on our side. Despite the current hysteria, the constitution is still the same constitution, as it was and still is.