Movie Description
The Burning Cross
(1947)Overview
Recently returned from WWII combat, unable to find a job, finding his sweetheart engaged to another man, and generally aware of the changes which have occurred in his hometown while he was away, a young man becomes easily talked into joining the Ku Klux Klan. Banned by the Virginia Board of Censors, and financed independently because no bank would loan money for it.
Featured Crew
- Director : Walter Colmes
- Editor : Jason H. Bernie
- Cast : Henry H. Daniels Jr.,Virginia Patton,Dick Rich,Betty Roadman,Raymond Bond,Matt Willis,John Doucette,Alexander Pope,Joel Fluellen,John Fostini,Walden Boyle,Richard Bailey,Jack Shutta,Ross Elliott,Herb Vigran,Madie Norman,Glen Allen,Tom Kennedy,Clinton Rosemond,Matthew Beard,Marion Brown,Tom Daly,Mike Donovan,Mollie MacIntosh,Marjorie Manners,Betty McMahon,William Murphy,Helen Servis,Jamesson Shade,Ted Stanhope,Peggy Wynne,Rory Mallinson,Herbert Wilms,Victor Zimmerman
Cast
Johnny Larimer
Doris Green
Lud Harris
Agatha Larimer
Dad Larimer
Mort Dauson
Toby Mason
Howard Gibbons
Charlie West
Tony Areni
Investigator Walter Strickland
Eddie "Pel" Pelham
Police Lt. Ira Hill
The Combative Striker
Jim Todd
Kitty West
Bobby West
Police Station Sergeant
Grandpa West
Shoeshiner (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Elkins - Florist (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Burning Cross
Status Released
Release Information
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1947-09-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 17m
Budget₹ 150
Production CompaniesSomerset Pictures Corp.
Genres
- Crime
