22 Aug 1963
Barren Lives
In vivid images, the documentary-like story of a drover and his family in the northern badlands of Brazil during the drought. A family in the search of new hope and destiny.
V.D.
The teen-age scandal that is becoming the nation's deepest shame! No holds barred!
A high school track star's wedding plans are capsized by venereal disease and a bad, beautiful new girl in town. His coach and a physician steer him into the light again.
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Dolores Faith Kathy Durham
Mory Schoolhouse Jim Radman
Charlotte Stewart Judy Jackson
Michael Bell Monk Monahan
Cliff Hall Hoyt Wertz Richard Hardin Terry Reagan Fred Jackson
Leon Danielle Joan Yarborough Mary Jackson
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