Lost Boundaries
Lost Boundaries ★★½ 1949
Respected physician Scott Carter (debut role for Ferrer) and his family live and work in a small New Hampshire town, hiding the fact that they are black, passing for white, in their segregated society. But then the truth becomes known. Strong, if slowmoving, and based on a true story; the use of white leads for black roles was common casting. 99m/B VHS . Mel Ferrer, Beatrice Pearson, Richard Hylton, Susan Douglas, Canada Lee, Carleton Carpenter, Seth Arnold, Wendell Holmes; D: Alfred Werker; W: Virginia Shaler, Eugene Ling, Charles A. Palmer, Furland de Kay; C: William J. Miller; M: Louis Applebaum.
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