Film
The Rejected
1961 · 59m · Documentary
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Overview
The Rejected is a made-for-television documentary film about homosexuality, the first of its kind to be broadcast on American television. It was first shown on KQED on September 11, 1961, and was later syndicated to National Educational Television (NET) stations across the United States, receiving positive critical reviews.
Cast
James Day
Narrator (voice)
Margaret Mead
Herself
Karl Bowman
Himself
Bishop James Pike
Himself
Rabbi Alvin Fine
Himself
Thomas C. Lynch
Himself
J. Albert Hutchinson
Self
Al Bendich
Himself
Morris Lowenthal
Himself
Hal Call
Himself
Crew
- Dick ChristianDirector
- John W. ReavisProducer
Details
- Release date
- November 9, 1961
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary
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