Burden of Truth (1957)
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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.
- Release date
- January 1, 1957
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Hari Rhodes as Joe Hamilton
- Shirley J. Shawn as Ella Mae Hamilton
- Tom Selden as Jerry Pearson
- Robert de Coy as Lloyd Martin
- Thayer Roberts as Hiram Pearson
- Jeane Wood as Dark-Haired Woman
- Carolyn Maier as Blonde Woman
- Roy Darmour as Police Sergeant
- Jacquelyn Lattimore as Loura Mae
- Joel Greene as Bobby Joe Chitwood
Crew
- Reid Rummage · Director
- Merl Edelman · Writer
- David J. McDonald · Writer
- Algernon G. Walker · Producer
- Paul Glass · Composer
- Ralph Woolsey · Cinematographer
- Melvin Shapiro · Editor