Crime · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 17m

The Burning Cross

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Director
Walter Colmes
Cast
Henry H. Daniels Jr. as Johnny Larimer Virginia Patton as Doris Green Dick Rich as Lud Harris Betty Roadman as Agatha Larimer Raymond Bond as Dad Larimer Matt Willis as Mort Dauson
Crew
Walter Strenge — Director of Photography Jason H. Bernie — Editor Ralph Stanley — Original Music Composer Aubrey Wisberg — Screenplay
Tagline

A Daring Expose of the K.K.K.

Synopsis

Recently returned from WWII combat, unable to find a job, finding his sweetheart engaged to another man, and generally aware of the changes which have occurred in his hometown while he was away, a young man becomes easily talked into joining the Ku Klux Klan. Banned by the Virginia Board of Censors, and financed independently because no bank would loan money for it.

Mood & Themes
ku klux klanmurdersocial commentaryprejudiceracismintimidation
Key Collaborators
Walter Colmes Director Walter Strenge Director of Photography Jason H. Bernie Editor Ralph Stanley Original Music Composer Aubrey Wisberg Screenplay
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