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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.

Release: 1957-01-01
Runtime: 67 min
Cast
Hari Rhodes
Hari Rhodes
Joe Hamilton
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Shirley J. Shawn
Ella Mae Hamilton
Tom Selden
Tom Selden
Jerry Pearson
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Chick Hearn
Fight Broadcaster (voice)
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Hank Simms
Announcer (voice)
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Larry Berrill
Baseball Broadcaster (voice)
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Craig Karr
Newscaster (voice)
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Robert de Coy
Lloyd Martin
Thayer Roberts
Thayer Roberts
Hiram Pearson