Lost Boundaries
The True Story Of A Family Who Lived A Lie For Twenty Years!
1949 | 99m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Alfred L. Werker |
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| Writer: | Virginia Shaler, Charles Palmer, Eugene Ling |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 02, 1949 |
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| Director: | Alfred L. Werker |
| Writer: | Virginia Shaler, Charles Palmer, Eugene Ling |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | new hampshire, institutional discrimination, racism, interracial friendship, medical clinic, genealogy, black doctor, interracial family, african american in the military, small town america, passing for white, african american family |
| Production Companies | RD-DR Productions, Louis de Rochemont Associates |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Beatrice Pearson | Marcia Carter |
| Mel Ferrer | Dr. Scott Mason Carter |
| Susan Douglas | Shelly Carter |
| Robert A. Dunn | Rev. John Taylor |
| Richard Hylton | Howard 'Howie' Carter |
| Grace Coppin | Mrs. Mitchell |
| Carleton Carpenter | Andy |
| Canada Lee | Lt. 'Dixie' Thompson |
| Royal Beal | Det. Staples |
| William Greaves | Arthur 'Art' Cooper |
| Emory Richardson | Dr. Charles Frederick Howard (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Virginia Shaler | Screenplay |
| Charles Palmer | Adaptation |
| Eugene Ling | Screenplay |
| Louis Applebaum | Music |
| William Miller | Director of Photography |
| Angelo Ross | Editor |
| Herbert Andrews | Art Direction |
| Fred Carlton Ryle | Makeup Artist |
| Percy Ikerd | Unit Manager |
| Hugh McDowell Jr. | Sound |
| Tony Vaccaro | Sound |
| Dave Kummins | Supervising Film Editor |
| Alfred L. Werker | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lothar Wolff | Associate Producer |
| Borden Mace | Associate Producer |
| Louis De Rochemont | Producer |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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