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.
Acting
Mel Ferrer's restrained panic as the mask slips.
Direction
Werker's shadow work during the revelation scene.
Writing
Dialogue that whispers what it cannot shout.
Director
Alfred L. Werker
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