The Rejected (1961)

Director: Dick Christian

The Rejected is a made-for-television documentary film about homosexuality, the first of its kind to be broadcast on American television. It was first shown on KQED on September 11, 1961, and was later syndicated to National Educational Television (NET) stations across the United States, receiving positive critical reviews.

Cast

James Day

Narrator (voice)

Margaret Mead

Herself

Karl Bowman

Himself

Bishop James Pike

Himself

Rabbi Alvin Fine

Himself

Thomas C. Lynch

Himself

J. Albert Hutchinson

Self

Al Bendich

Himself

Morris Lowenthal

Himself

Hal Call

Himself