Then , with HUAC 's attentions focused elsewhere due to World War II , he played in a number of mostly second - rate pictures from independent studios through the late 1940s .
Stander appeared in no films between 1944 and 1945 .
With HUAC 's attentions focused elsewhere due to World War II , Stander played in a number of mostly second - rate pictures from independent studios through the late 1940s .
Stander appeared in no films between 1944 and 1945 .