The Burning Cross (1947)

A Daring Expose of the K.K.K.

Directed by Walter Colmes1h 17mCrime

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1947
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 September 1947
TMDB
7.0 (2)
CineVerse
— (0)

Ratings

0 fans

No ratings yet.

Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Johnny Larimer
Virginia Patton
Virginia Patton
Doris Green
Dick Rich
Dick Rich
Lud Harris
Betty Roadman
Betty Roadman
Agatha Larimer
Raymond Bond
Raymond Bond
Dad Larimer
Matt Willis
Matt Willis
Mort Dauson
John Doucette
John Doucette
Toby Mason
A
Alexander Pope
Howard Gibbons
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
Charlie West
J
John Fostini
Tony Areni
W
Walden Boyle
Investigator Walter Strickland
Richard Bailey
Richard Bailey
Eddie "Pel" Pelham
J
Jack Shutta
Police Lt. Ira Hill
Ross Elliott
Ross Elliott
The Combative Striker
Herb Vigran
Herb Vigran
Jim Todd
M
Madie Norman
Kitty West
G
Glen Allen
Bobby West
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
Police Station Sergeant
Clinton Rosemond
Clinton Rosemond
Grandpa West
Matthew Beard
Matthew Beard
Shoeshiner (uncredited)
M
Marion Brown
Minor Role (uncredited)
T
Tom Daly
Minor Role (uncredited)
M
Mike Donovan
Guard (uncredited)
M
Mollie MacIntosh
Minor Role (uncredited)
Marjorie Manners
Marjorie Manners
Minor Role (uncredited)
B
Betty McMahon
Minor Role (uncredited)
William Murphy
William Murphy
Minor Role (uncredited)
H
Helen Servis
Minor Role (uncredited)
J
Jamesson Shade
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
Ted Stanhope
Bill Elkins - Florist (uncredited)
Peggy Wynne
Peggy Wynne
Minor Role (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson
Rory Mallinson
Minor Role (uncredited)
H
Herbert Wilms
Minor Role (uncredited)
V
Victor Zimmerman
Minor Role (uncredited)

Reviews

Popular reviews

More

No reviews yet.

Recent reviews

More

No reviews yet.

If you liked The Burning Cross, you might also like…

Black Legion90% match
Black Legion
1937
Edge of the City88% match
Edge of the City
1957
A Soldier's Story83% match
A Soldier's Story
1984
Crossfire80% match
Crossfire
1947
Sergeant Rutledge77% match
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid72% match
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
Wrong Cops67% match
Wrong Cops
2013
Arsenic and Old Lace68% match
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
The Blue Gardenia62% match
The Blue Gardenia
1953
No Way Out60% match
No Way Out
1950
The Face Behind the Mask60% match
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
The Asphalt Jungle60% match
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Framed60% match
Framed
1947
Shadow of a Doubt60% match
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
The Wild One60% match
The Wild One
1953
5 Against the House60% match
5 Against the House
1955
Perfect Sisters60% match
Perfect Sisters
2014
Suddenly60% match
Suddenly
1954
The Glass Key60% match
The Glass Key
1942
The Letter60% match
The Letter
1940

Similar films

The Harder They Come
The Harder They Come
1972
One Way
One Way
2006
Running Scared
Running Scared
2006
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
The Trixxer
The Trixxer
2004
Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger
2007
Untraceable
Untraceable
2008
Get Shorty
Get Shorty
1995
De miel et de sang
De miel et de sang
2022
Toro Loco
2012
Stiletto
Stiletto
2008
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
2008