Burden Of Truth

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.

• Merl EdelmanWriter
• J. Reid RummageDirector

• Hari RhodesJoe Hamilton
• Shirley J. ShawnElla Mae Hamilton
• Tom SeldenJerry Pearson
• Chick HearnFight Broadcaster (voice)
• Hank SimmsAnnouncer (voice)
• Larry BerrillBaseball Broadcaster (voice)
• Craig KarrNewscaster (voice)
• Robert de CoyLloyd Martin
• Thayer RobertsHiram Pearson