Point of Order (movie)
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Point of Order is a 1964 documentary film which compiled television clips to show the story of the 1954 United States Army versus Senator Joseph McCarthy Hearings, in which the Army accused Senator McCarthy of improperly pressuring the Army for special privileges for Private G. David Schine, formerly of McCarthy's investigative staff. McCarthy accused the Army of holding Schine hostage to keep him from searching for Communists in the Army. These hearings resulted in McCarthy's eventual censure for "conduct unbecoming a senator".
It was written by Robert Duncan and Emile de Antonio and directed by de Antonio. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.