The Burning Cross (1947)
A Daring Expose of the K.K.K.
77 min
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.
- Release date
- September 1, 1947
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $150
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 Chester Larimer
- Matt Willis as Mort Dauson - the Grand Dragon
- John Doucette as Toby Mason
- Alexander Pope as Howard Gibbons
- Joel Fluellen as Charlie West
- Giovanni Fostini as Tony Areni
Crew
- Walter Colmes · Director
- Aubrey Wisberg · Writer
- Walter Colmes · Producer
- Raoul Kraushaar · Composer
- Walter Strenge · Cinematographer
- Jason H. Bernie · Editor