The Burning Cross
A Daring Expose of the K.K.K.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$150
Revenue
$0
Runtime
77 min
Release Date
1947-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
5
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Johnny Larimer
Virginia Patton
Doris Green
Dick Rich
Lud Harris
Betty Roadman
Agatha Larimer
Raymond Bond
Dad Larimer
Matt Willis
Mort Dauson
John Doucette
Toby Mason
Alexander Pope
Howard Gibbons
Joel Fluellen
Charlie West
John Fostini
Tony Areni
Walden Boyle
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Richard Bailey
Eddie "Pel" Pelham
Jack Shutta
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Ross Elliott
The Combative Striker
Herb Vigran
Jim Todd
Madie Norman
Kitty West
Glen Allen
Bobby West
Tom Kennedy
Police Station Sergeant
Clinton Rosemond
Grandpa West
Matthew Beard
Shoeshiner (uncredited)
Marion Brown
Minor Role (uncredited)
Tom Daly
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Guard (uncredited)
Mollie MacIntosh
Minor Role (uncredited)
Marjorie Manners
Minor Role (uncredited)
Betty McMahon
Minor Role (uncredited)
William Murphy
Minor Role (uncredited)
Helen Servis
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jamesson Shade
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
Bill Elkins - Florist (uncredited)
Peggy Wynne
Minor Role (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Herbert Wilms
Minor Role (uncredited)
Victor Zimmerman
Minor Role (uncredited)
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