The Cummington Story
Film194520 min7.5/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Larry Madison, Helen Grayson
The story
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
Sidney Meyers
Sidney MeyersNarrator (voice)Clifton L. Sears
Clifton L. SearsBlind OrganistExplore the crew
- Original Music Composer
- Aaron Copland
- Producer
- Frank Beckwith
- Writer
- Helen Grayson
- Writer
- Larry Madison
- Producer
- Robert Riskin
- Editor
- Sidney Meyers
- Director of Photography
- Lawrence Madison
- Director
- Larry Madison
- Director
- Helen Grayson