Drama · United States of America · 1957 · 1h 7m

Burden Of Truth

Director

Cast

Hari Rhodes as Joe Hamilton Shirley J. Shawn as Ella Mae Hamilton Tom Selden as Jerry Pearson Chick Hearn as Fight Broadcaster (voice) Hank Simms as Announcer (voice) Larry Berrill as Baseball Broadcaster (voice)

Crew

Ralph Woolsey — Director of Photography Melvin Shapiro — Editor Merl Edelman — Writer Algernon G. Walker — Producer

Synopsis

Joe and Ella Mae Hamilton, having just moved into a new neighborhood, are confronted by an angry, jeering mob of whites outside their house. Joe thinks back on his life. According to press materials, the film's story was based on an idea "expressed by [United Steelworkers of America Union, distributor of the film] President David J. McDonald in a speech on civil rights given by him" in Los Angeles in September 1956.

Key Collaborators

J. Reid Rummage Director Ralph Woolsey Director of Photography Melvin Shapiro Editor Merl Edelman Writer Algernon G. Walker Producer

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