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Shades of Gray (1948)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 5M

Director : Joseph Henabery
Writer : John Davenport, Mortimer Offner

Synopsis

After the suppression of "Let There Be Light" (a documentary about combat-induced post-traumatic stress disorders which presented many inconvenient and demoralizing truths), the U.S. Army Signal Corp created this dramatized up-beat remake of the film. Only this time, the production excluded the involvement of John Houston, the producer of the original documentary.

Actors

Sandy Campbell
Sandy Campbell
U.S. Army Soldier
Edward Kreisler
Edward Kreisler
U.S. Army Soldier
Paul Larson
Paul Larson
U.S. Army Soldier
Val Vinson
Val Vinson
U.S. Army Soldier
Lewis Howard
Lewis Howard
U.S. Army Soldier
Michael Higgins
Michael Higgins
U.S. Army Soldier

Crews

Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery
Director
Gerald Hirschfeld
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
John Davenport
John Davenport
Screenplay
Mortimer Offner
Mortimer Offner
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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