The movie inquires the time period of the red scare, McCarthyism, and the Hollywood Black List. A man named Peter Appleton is a writer for movies who lives in L.A. But when a terrible accident gives Appleton memory loss, something unexpected changes his life forever.
Major events that Occurs in the story is when he was black listed in the very beginning of the movie for attending a meeting for communists. But the only reason why he attended is for a girl.
the next seen is when he was found on the beach after his accident. He could not remember who he was or where he was. People in the town believed that he was a boy who went off to war in the town named Luke Tremble, but he couldn't say if he was or wasn't. he falls in love with the town as months pass by but the police were able to track him down and reveal his true identity. when he presented his self in court, he made a speech that made him a hero and went back to the town he loved. the movie is based off of the Hollywood Black List.
