Allan Ryskind’s father Morrie was a Hollywood screenwriter who worked on these films...
The Cocoanuts (1929) (starring the Marx Brothers)
Animal Crackers (1930) (starring the Marx Brothers)
A Night at the Opera (1935) (starring the Marx Brothers)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Stage Door (1937)
Room Service (1938) (starring the Marx Brothers)
His Girl Friday
What will probably be noted in the book is that friendly witnesses such as Allen Ryskind's father, Morrie Ryskind, also suffered a blacklist by the vengful Commies. A part of that Hollywood history little mentioned. Ayn Rand commented bitterly that Morrie Ryskind had more work than he could handle [before his HUAC testimony], but after he testified he never worked again. Friendly witness Adolph Menjou was smeared as an antisemite. The only reason that Ayn Rand did not suffer this reverse blacklist was because she was under contract to Hall Wallis at the time. Ayn Rand also wanted to testify about the Communists sneaking messages into such films as "The Best Years of our Lives," but congressman Thomas was afraid of such testimony. Ronald Reagan had to sleep with a gun under his pillow at that time, too. As SAG president he was in that much danger.