Title from credits. Videodisc release of the 1959 motion picture ; film restored by UCLA in 2000-2002. Lelia Goldoni, Anthony Ray, Hugh Hurd, Ben Carruthers, Rupert Crosse. Special features: Restored high-definition digital transfer; interviews with Lelia Goldoni and Seymour Cassel; rare silent 16mm footage of John Cassavetes and Burt Lane's acting workshop; restoration demo; stills gallery featuring behind-the-scenes production photos; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
The story of an interracial romance and the obstacles it puts on family relationships. When appearing on Jean Shepherd's radio program Night People, Cassavetes mentioned the improvisation work he had done with his acting class, and asked for funding to film it. When listeners actually sent in money, he worked up a script based on the classwork, and with additional funding filmed his story of three siblings, two of whom can pass as white.
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