In the late-1940s Hollywood figures were blacklisted for supposed Communist ties. (photo courtesy of Hollywood Heritage Museum)

Hollywood Heritage Museum will host the next installment in its “Afternoon @ the Barn” series, with “Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist” on March 26 at 2 p.m.

The program delves into the aftermath of the dark period in Hollywood History when the United States government went after “subversives” in the liberal film industry. The program consists of a one-hour film, directed by Judy Chaikin and narrated by actor Burt Lancaster, exploring the lingering effects of The Hollywood Blacklist, anti-Communist witch-hunts that terrorized the nation in the late 1940s and early 1950s. This film is seen through the eyes of the wives and children of the now-deceased Hollywood figures whose careers were destroyed when studio bosses, along with guild and union officials, capitulated to the demands of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

The film features numerous Hollywood film stars, including Gary Cooper, Betty Garrett, Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Garfield, Adolph Menjou, Robert Taylor and Ronald Reagan along with noted screenwriters, Dalton Trumbo, Ring Lardner Jr., Michael Wilson, Herbert Biberman and Lester Cole.

Joining Chaikin for a Q&A after the film is a panel with some of the children of these blacklisted filmmakers, who will share their own experience growing up around situations that shattered their parent’s lives and how it has affected their own lives in surprising ways.

For tickets and information, visit hollywoodheritage.org/ event-details/afternoon-the-barn-legacy-of-the-hollywood-blacklist. Hollywood Heritage Museum is located at 2100 N. Highland Ave.