The 1950s: Television and the Move to Montreal
A selection by Albert Ohayon
Crossroads
- Don Haldane,
- 1957,
- 28 min 48 s
This sensitive drama tells the story of a couple, Roy and Judy, and the reactions they encounter when they announce their intention to marry, reactions complicated by the fact that Roy is black and Judy is white.
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This half-hour dramatization, broadcast on the CBC as part of the Perspective series, tells the story of an interracial couple who plan to marry and the prejudices they face. It is amazing to see that the NFB was ready to tackle such a controversial subject as early as 1957. The response to the broadcast was startling, with the majority of people approving the sensitive way filmmaker Don Haldane approached the subject.
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Film Credits
- director
- Don Haldane
- producer
- Julian Biggs
- script
- Charles E. Israel
- camera
- John Foster
- sound
- Erik Nielson
- editing
- Tony Lower
- sound editing
- Brian Keene
- cast
- William Gunn
- Patricia Moffatt
- Kathleen Kidd
- Arch McDonnell
- Lorraine Foreman
- Eric Christmas
- John Leluk
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