The Rejected (1961)
59m
Running Time
November 9, 1961Release Date
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.
James Day
Narrator (voice)
Margaret Mead
Herself
Karl Bowman
Himself
Bishop James Pike
Himself
Rabbi Alvin Fine
Himself
Thomas C. Lynch
Himself
J. Albert Hutchinson
Self
Al Bendich
Himself
Morris Lowenthal
Himself
Hal Call
Himself
Margaret Mead
Actress
Dick Christian
Director
John W. Reavis
Producer
John W. Reavis Jr.
Writer
Irving Saraf
Co-Producer
Details.
This Movie Is About.
san francisco
gay liberation
lgbt
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.