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A Daring Expose of the K.K.K.
7 / 10 IMDb September 1, 1947 1h 17m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 17m
Release Date
September 1, 1947
Genre
Crime
Status
Released
Budget
$150
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
as Johnny Larimer
Virginia Patton
as Doris Green
Dick Rich
as Lud Harris
Betty Roadman
as Agatha Larimer
Raymond Bond
as Dad Larimer
Matt Willis
as Mort Dauson
John Doucette
as Toby Mason
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Alexander Pope
as Howard Gibbons
Joel Fluellen
as Charlie West
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John Fostini
as Tony Areni
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Walden Boyle
as Investigator Walter Strickland
Richard Bailey
as Eddie "Pel" Pelham
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Jack Shutta
as Police Lt. Ira Hill
Ross Elliott
as The Combative Striker
Herb Vigran
as Jim Todd
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Madie Norman
as Kitty West
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Glen Allen
as Bobby West
Tom Kennedy
as Police Station Sergeant
Clinton Rosemond
as Grandpa West
Matthew Beard
as Shoeshiner (uncredited)
Production Companies
Somerset Pictures Corp.
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