by
Gerald Horne
Referring to his battle with this studio, Herb Sorrell contended that “Mr. Disney had more Communists than any other … studio at the time this strike took place.” Why? Sorrell replied that “Mr. Disney created more Communists with his substandard wage scales and the way he handled his people.”89 This comment reveals the secret of the Reds’ success in Hollywood: the enforcement of draconian labor policies while the studios were obviously generating obscene amounts of wealth made it easier for radicals to make inroads among workers.