Many of the other men that were blacklisted moved to Mexico also so that they could support their families. Dalton has an account with the United States National Bank located in California. Although he uses the names James and Dorothy Bonham as an identity cover up. .
Dalton was finally set free from the Blacklist in 1960, after his name was shown for credits for Exodus and Spartacus. He was then put back into the "Writers Guild of America." Then instantaneously Trumbo began writing on screen, some of his works were, The Sandpiper, Hawaii, Papillion, The Fixer, and Johnny Got His Gun. Johnny Got His Gun was published in 1939, this book received many awards for its outstanding script. Due to the anti-war message in this book, they had to stop circulation of it. Dalton was for the halt on the selling of the book because it might have put a halt on the war effort, which isn't what he wanted. Even though the FBI didn't prove that there was any involvement with Communism, they kept a close guard on Dalton. Dalton says that he had written the book as a response to an article that he had read. The article involved a British soldier that was badly flawed after World War I. Influencing many anti-Vietnam war groups, Johnny Got His Gun was reissued again in 1971. In 1971, Dalton placed an introduction that displayed the gruesome part of the war. This was the exact opposite of what the United States portrayed as war. They said it to be a noble and honorable experience when indeed it isn't. In the introduction Dalton explains how Americans were cheering from sidewalks and having festivals while our soldiers marched through the streets. He says, "Nine million corpses later, when the bands stopped and the serenities started running, the wail of bagpipes would never again sound quite the same. It was the last of the romantic wars." Another point that is made is of this, "Does anyone know where they are? How they feel? How many arms, legs, ears, noses, mouths, faces, penises they've lost? How many are single or double or triple or quadruple amputees? How many will remain immobile for the rest of their days?" This is also included in the introduction.