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  • Profiles in Courage Oscar W. Underwood (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

Profiles in Courage

Oscar W. Underwood (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

A finely study of a relatively obscure figure, Oscar W. Underwood, and a probe of his fight against the Ku Klux Klan at the Democratic Party convention of 1924, which cost him the presidential nomination.
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Director
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David Karp | John F. Kennedy (based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning book)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 8, 1964

Release date
Nov 8, 1964 (United States)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Sidney Blackmer
Oscar W. Underwood Oscar W. Underwood   See fewer
Victor Jory
Charles Carlin Charles Carlin   See fewer
Tol Avery
William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan   See fewer
Lamont Johnson
Forney Johnston Forney Johnston   See fewer
Paul Genge
Klan Leader Klan Leader   See fewer
Walter Mathews
Joe Larsen Joe Larsen   See fewer
Garry Walberg
Second Klansman Second Klansman   See fewer
Berkeley Harris
Second Klansman Second Klansman   See fewer
Woodrow Parfrey
Governor William Brandon Governor William Brandon   See fewer
Arthur Peterson
Ed Moore Ed Moore   See fewer
Betty Harford
Lady Supporter Lady Supporter   See fewer
Frederic Downs
Chairman (as Frederick Downs) Chairman (as Frederick Downs)   See fewer
Charles Irving
Homer Cummings Homer Cummings   See fewer
Robert Cinder
Pattangall Pattangall   See fewer
Griffith James
McAdoo Man McAdoo Man   See fewer
Robert Ball
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
William Lanteau
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
Frank Killmond
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
Ollie O'Toole
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
Chester Jones
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
Henry Beckman
Graham MacNamee Graham MacNamee   See fewer
Johnny Bangert
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
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