Arthur Miller would take an instant opposition to the HUAC testimonies and the ongoing blacklisting that occurred in the film and theatrical industries, as well as the opinion of people like McCarthy and Walter. In 1950, Miller wrote and produced An Enemy of the People, which is directly based on Henrik Ibsen’s play of the same name. While this play was received moderately well, it was largely ignored due to its lack of commercial success, which kept HUAC from directly attacking Miller. Instead, eyes turned towards Kazan as the director and major financial backer of the project. Both Miller and Kazan decided to go on hiatus after An Enemy to avoid the heat of anti-communist critics, but Miller couldn’t stay silent for
