Burden Of Truth (1957)
1h 7m
Running Time
January 1, 1957Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Hari Rhodes
Joe Hamilton
Shirley J. Shawn
Ella Mae Hamilton
Tom Selden
Jerry Pearson
Chick Hearn
Fight Broadcaster (voice)
Hank Simms
Announcer (voice)
Larry Berrill
Baseball Broadcaster (voice)
Jeane Wood
Dark-Haired Woman
Craig Karr
Newscaster (voice)
Robert de Coy
Lloyd Martin
Roy Darmour
Police Sergeant
Thayer Roberts
Hiram Pearson
Roger Shearman
Camera Operator
David J. McDonald
Idea
Melvin Shapiro
Editor
Paul Glass
Music
Merl Edelman
Writer
Algernon G. Walker
Producer
Harry Reif
Set Decoration
Carlie Taylor
Makeup Artist
Karl Brainard
Property Master
Ralph Woolsey
Director of Photography
Don Ament
Art Direction
Marjorie Corso
Wardrobe Master
A.B. Roberts
Boom Operator
Diana N. Loomis
Script Supervisor
W.A. Blanchard
Associate Producer
Robert Agnew
Assistant Director
Philip Mitchell
Sound