The Rejected (1961)
59m
Running Time
November 9, 1961Release Date
The Rejected (1961)
59m
Running Time
November 9, 1961Release Date
Network & Production Companies
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Plot.
The Rejected is a made-for-television documentary film about homosexuality, the first of its kind to be broadcast on American television. It was first shown on KQED on September 11, 1961, and was later syndicated to National Educational Television (NET) stations across the United States, receiving positive critical reviews.
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Cast & Crew.
Margaret Mead
Herself
Al Bendich
Actor
Karl Bowman
Actor
Bishop James Pike
Himself
Hal Call
Actor
Rabbi Alvin Fine
Himself
James Day
Actor
Thomas C. Lynch
Himself
Dick Christian
Director
John W. Reavis Jr.
Writer
Irving Saraf
Producer
J. Albert Hutchinson
Actor
Morris Lowenthal
Actor
John W. Reavis
Producer
Details.
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Wiki.
The Rejected is a made-for-television documentary film about homosexuality, produced for KQED in San Francisco by John W. Reavis. Notable as the first documentary program on homosexuality broadcast on American television, KQED first aired the film on September 11, 1961. Later syndicated to National Educational Television (NET) stations across the United States, it received positive critical reviews.