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Because its favorable depiction of the U.S.S.R., Mission to Moscow (1943) and producer Howard Koch fell under investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. Producer Howard Koch was eventually blacklisted in Hollywood.
 Mission to Moscow (1943)  Based on the memoir of Ambassador Joseph E. Davies, this borders on being a well-produced Soviet propaganda film. Davies (Huston), the U.S. Ambassador to Moscow from 1936 through 1938, used his memoir to allay the American fears of Communism and show how the Soviets were an important friend and ally in the battle against the Nazis. Scenes from Soviet life are historically interesting, if homogenized. This film (oddly, produced while Warner was headed by staunch anti-Communist Jack Warner), and those involved in making it, were noted by the HUAC.  Ann Harding, Oskar Homolka, Walter Huston, Frieda Inescort, Gene Lockhart, Eleanor Parker, George Tobias, Richard Travis  Man in the Gray Flannel SuitThe Foxes of HarrowThe Criminal CodeA Hole in the HeadMore Movies of Interest |
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