Burden Of Truth (1957)
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.
- Date of release
- 1957-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- J. Reid Rummage
Casting
- 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)
- Craig Karr — Newscaster (voice)
- Robert de Coy — Lloyd Martin
- Thayer Roberts — Hiram Pearson
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