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In 1964, just as Washington was passing the Civil Rights Act, some of Hollywood's most passionate activists interpreted John Howard Griffin's brave chronicle Black Like Me for the screen, with James Whitmore starring as the writer, who, in 1959, medically altered his pigment and, with the help of a sunlamp, reinvented himself as an intinerant black writer navigating his way through the Jim Crowe south. Whitmore's Griffin experiences firsthand both crushing racism and the incredible life force of the Afro-American community.
Original Release
05/20/1964
US Release
05/20/1964
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Whitmore | John Finley Horton |
| Clifton James | Eli Carr |
| Dan Priest | Bus Driver |
| Lenka Peterson | Lucy Horton |
| Walter Mason | Mason |
| John Marriott | Hodges |
| Sorrell Booke | Dr. Jackson |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | Christopher |
| Al Freeman Jr. | Thomas Newcomb |
| Will Geer | Truckdriver |
Directors
Writers
Carl Lerner, Gerda Lerner, Paul Green, John Howard Griffin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Whitmore | John Finley Horton |
| Clifton James | Eli Carr |
| Dan Priest | Bus Driver |
| Lenka Peterson | Lucy Horton |
| Walter Mason | Mason |
| John Marriott | Hodges |
| Sorrell Booke | Dr. Jackson |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | Christopher |
| Al Freeman Jr. | Thomas Newcomb |
| Will Geer | Truckdriver |
| Robert Gerringer | Ed Saunders |
| David Huddleston | |
| Matt Clark | Mugger in Alley |
| Denver Pyle | Man in Pickup Truck / Man in pick-up truck |
| Raymond St. Jacques | Burial Insurance Salesman |
| Thelma Oliver | Georgie |
| P. Jay Sidney | Frank Newcomb |
| Billie Allen | Vertell |
| Alan Bergmann | Charles Maynard |
| Stanley Brock | Salesman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Julius Tannenbaum | Producer |
Editors
