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The Cummington Story (1945)
Directed by Larry Madison, Helen Grayson
Documentary, Drama · 20m
Produced by the U.S. Office of War Information, this short dramatizes the uneasy but ultimately hopeful integration of European war refugees into the small town of Cummington, Massachusetts. Narrated over silent images with a score by Aaron Copland, it blends documentary style and propaganda, underscoring both cultural tension and community acceptance.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Larry Madison, Helen Grayson
- Writer
- Helen Grayson, Larry Madison
- Director of Photography
- Lawrence Madison
- Original Music Composer
- Aaron Copland
- Editor
- Sidney Meyers
- Producer
- Frank Beckwith, Robert Riskin
Details
- Release date
- 1945-12-12
- Runtime
- 20m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- United Films, United States Information Service