The Challenge of Ideas

Synopsis

Various celebrities and news-media figures discuss the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc, pointing out the need for vigilance and action to protect democracy in the U.S. and abroad.

CAST

John Wayne

Self

Helen Hayes

Narrator

Frank McGee

Self

Lowell Thomas

Self

Edward R. Murrow

Self- Narrator

John Wayne

Self

Helen Hayes

Narrator

Frank McGee

Self

Lowell Thomas

Self

Edward R. Murrow

Self- Narrator