Burden Of Truth (1957)
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.
Director: J. Reid Rummage
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Hari Rhodes as Joe Hamilton |
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Shirley J. Shawn as Ella Mae Hamilton |
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Tom Selden as Jerry Pearson |
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Chick Hearn as Fight Broadcaster (voice) |
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Hank Simms as Announcer (voice) |
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Larry Berrill as Baseball Broadcaster (voice) |
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Craig Karr as Newscaster (voice) |
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Robert de Coy as Lloyd Martin |
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Thayer Roberts as Hiram Pearson |
| Camera | Roger Shearman | Camera Operator |
| Production | Algernon G. Walker | Producer |
| Writing | David J. McDonald | Idea |
| Editing | Melvin Shapiro | Editor |
| Art | Harry Reif | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Paul Glass | Music |
| Directing | Diana N. Loomis | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Merl Edelman | Writer |
| Art | Don Ament | Art Direction |
| Directing | Robert Agnew | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ralph Woolsey | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlie Taylor | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Karl Brainard | Property Master |
| Production | W.A. Blanchard | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Philip Mitchell | Sound |
| Sound | A.B. Roberts | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Corso | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | J. Reid Rummage | Director |