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Director, FBI Te Re: Reception at Los Angeles ‘* for Vice President Henry A. Wallace 2/15/44 in a picture with such known Communists as LEW MICHENER, PHILIP KM. CONNELLY, OSCAR FUSS and others. He stated that as far as he was concerned the meet~ ing was controlled by Communists and he declined to take part in it from the stage. He then went around and sat in the audience and stated he came to the conclusion that most of them were of that type. Informant reported that EDWARD G. ROBINSON, motion picture actor, was master of ceremories; that he read a prepared introduction stating that the meeting was a win-the-war gathering in honor of the Vice ~-—- President; that the meeting was basically a unity meeting; that the Vice President was a symbol of such unity in that he was the fchampion of the common manly that. for the purpose of winning the war all divisions on a .* politica]. basis should be eliminated am that all forms of partisan politics should be buried for the duration of the war. His opening remarks took about fifteen minutes. Informant reported that ROBINSON is 4 well-known follower of the Comaunist Party line and has taken part as sponsor and supporter of many Communist front organizations in Hollywood, such ag the Hollywood Anti~- Nazi League, Hollywood Theatre Alliance, Rugsian War Relief, Motion Picture Democratic Committee, Hollywood Democratic Committee and ethers. Informant gtated that MR. ROBINSON consistently lends himself as a front for Commnists in the Hollywood section. He further stated that the follewing known Communists with outstanding records in that movement were on the reception committee and sat on the stage at the meeting: . “ PHILIP M. CONNELLY LIONEL STANDER | OSCAR FUSS DR. LEO BIGELMAN - HERBERT BIBERMAN ~ HERBERT K. SORRELL . Informant stated that follow ng MR. ROBINSON'S introduction a UR. HYATT spoke on the bond campaign, after which a play was produced. It was announced that this skit was sponsored by the Hollyweod Democratic Committee, one of the leading Communist front: groups in Hollywood. Informant stated the entire content of the skit was an inter— pretation of the Communist Party line. The actors, about twenty-five in number, were from a show now running in Hollywood at the Assistants League Playhouse called "Meet the People." This is a play produced by HENRY MEYERS, JAY GORHEY and EDWARD ELISCU, all writers in the Hollywood Studios and on the radio, and are all well-known Communists. The skit dealt in a satirical manner with all those who opposed those Communist supported projects such ast Anti Poll Tax; National Service