▁stud ios ▁resulted ▁in ▁another ▁strike ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁which ▁the ▁C SU ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁financial ▁strength ▁to ▁end ure . ▁Sor rell ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁" cont empt ▁of ▁court " ▁and ▁" fail ure ▁to ▁dis per se " ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁strike , ▁but ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁fel ony ▁charges ▁which ▁included ▁" inc iting ▁to ▁ri ot " ▁and ▁" ri oting ". ▁ ▁Commun ist ▁T ies ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Sor rell ▁test ified ▁before ▁the ▁California ▁Legisl ature ' s ▁J oint ▁Fact - F inding ▁Committee ▁on ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁( the ▁Ten ney ▁Committee ), ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁ins u fficient ▁evidence ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁tied ▁to ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁The ▁C SU ▁strike ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁which ▁Sor rell ▁led ▁was ▁act ively ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁test ified ▁before ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁that ▁he ▁" bel ieved ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁that ▁Mr . ▁Sor rell ▁was ▁a ▁Commun ist ▁because ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁I ▁had ▁heard ▁and ▁having ▁seen ▁his ▁name ▁appearing ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Comm ie ▁front ▁things ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁in ▁an ▁actor ' s