"A light-skinned African-American family are "passing" in an all-white New England town. When the truth comes out, the more prejudiced neighbors demand their expulsion from the community."
Beatrice Pearson
as Marcia Carter
Mel Ferrer
as Dr. Scott Mason Carter
Susan Douglas
as Shelly Carter
Robert A. Dunn
as Rev. John Taylor
Richard Hylton
as Howard 'Howie' Carter
Grace Coppin
as Mrs. Mitchell
Carleton Carpenter
as Andy
Canada Lee
as Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson
Royal Beal
as Det. Staples
William Greaves
as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
Emory Richardson
as Dr. Charles Frederick Howard (uncredited)
Alfred L. Werker
Director
Louis Applebaum
Music
William Miller
Director of Photography
Angelo Ross
Editor
Lothar Wolff
Associate Producer
Borden Mace
Louis De Rochemont
Producer
Herbert Andrews
Art Direction
Fred Carlton Ryle
Makeup Artist
Percy Ikerd
Unit Manager
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Sound
Tony Vaccaro
Dave Kummins
Supervising Film Editor
Eugene Ling
Screenplay
Charles Palmer
Adaptation
Virginia Shaler