In 1947, during the Second Red Scare, she testified as a "friendly witness" before the United States House Un-American Activities Committee that the 1944 film Song of Russia grossly misrepresented conditions in the Soviet Union, portraying life there as much better and happier than it was.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd ɹˈɛd skˈɛɹ, ʃiː tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪd æz ˈeɪ "fɹˈɛndli wˈɪtnəs" bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs ˈʌnɐmˈɛɹɪkən æktˈɪvᵻɾiz kəmˈɪɾi ðætðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ fˈɪlm sˈɔŋ ʌv ɹˈʌʃə ɡɹˈoʊsli mɪsɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd kəndˈɪʃənz ɪnðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən, poːɹtɹˈeɪɪŋ lˈaɪf ðɛɹ æz mˈʌtʃ bˈɛɾɚ ænd hˈæpɪɚ ðɐn ɪt wˈʌz.