Released 1953, bright road stars dorothy dandridge, philip hepburn, harry belafonte, barbara ann sanders the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 8 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Brand new and packaged carefully in a oversized protective tube. Directed by gerald mayer and featuring a nearly allblack cast, the film stars dorothy dandridge as an idealistic firstyear elementary school teacher trying to reach out to a problem student. The only white man appearing in the picture is a doctor who shows in one scene. Award, 1953s bright road has only one white actor, robert horton, in the cast. Bright road 1953 04171953 us drama 1h 8m user score. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Released 1953, bright road stars dorothy dandridge, philip hepburn, harry belafonte, barbara ann sanders the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 8.
Bright road is a 1953 lowbudget film adapted from the christopher awardwinning short story see how they run by mary elizabeth. A young 4th grade teacher in the south, faces a difficult challenge in the form of an 11yearold backward boy, whose pride has made him both a stubborn rebel and a liar. Bright road full movie online, watch free 4k hd, bright road watch movie full movie 1953 teachers at an allblack school fight to save a problem child. This and carmen jones are my two favorite dorothy dandridge films ever made. In those days work for black children in movies was rare so im not surprised most of the black children in the movie didnt appear in any other films but i want them. A web page featuring information about bright road. Dorothy dandridge with actor philip hepburn in the 1953. The following is a list of american films released in 1953. One of the few mainstream films of its era to have a largely africanamerican cast, bright road boasts impressive. I have periodically checked on amazon to see if the movie bright road was available and was found to be disappointed. Based on the story, see how they run the ladies home journal june 51, and subsequently won that years christopher award. Buy bright road movie posters from movie poster shop.
Bright road was a quirky movie, a 1953 film that started as a short story called see how they run by mary elizabeth vroman in the ladies home journal. Firsttime teacher jane richards dorothy dandridge is troubled to learn that one of her students, c. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. The image measures 722 926 pixels and is 732 kilobytes large. I cried for days after seeing this movie when i was a kid. A year before they shot to stardom in carmen jones, dorothy dandridge and harry belafonte made this inspiring film about a gifted educator and a lost boy. Bright road 1953 stream and watch online moviefone. Barries peter pan, starring bobby driscoll and kathryn beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved disney films as well as the most. Onesheet poster for the gerald mayer directed film bright road 1953 starring dorothy dandridge, harry belafonte, robert horton and vivian dandridge. Blueray bright road 1953 full movie streaming full hd.
The script was based on the story, see how they run by black author mary elizabeth vroman after it was published in the june 1951 issue of ladies home journal. Bright road 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bright road is the first movie which presented colored people as beautiful and intelligent role models. Bright road 1953 gerald mayer synopsis, characteristics. Bright road was reproduced on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The following is a list of american films released in 1953 donald oconnor and fredric march cohosted the 26th academy awards ceremony on march 25, 1954, held at the rko pantages theatre in hollywood. Bright road 1953 full movie download full hd youtube. Bright road is a 1953 lowbudget film adapted from the christopher award winning short story see how they run by mary elizabeth vroman. Dorothy dandridge, philip hepburn, harry belafonte, barbara randolph, robert horton, maidie norman, rene beard, howard mcneeley director. Angel face 1953 appointment in honduras 1953 appointment in london 1953, uk aka raiders in the sky arena 1953 arrowhead 1953 bad blonde 1953, uk aka the flanagan boy the band wagon 1953 the beast from 20,000 fathoms 1953 beat the devil 1953 the beggars opera 1953, uk ben and me 1953 beneath the 12mile reef 1953. Bright road full english full movie bright road full full movie, bright road full full movie streaming bright road full movie engsub watch bright road full english full movie online bright road. This item ships rolled to insure maximum protection.
The movie is also notable as the first feature film appearance by. Based on an awardwinning short story by mary elizabeth vroman, the film is largely set at a rural black school in an unspecified southern community. Barries peter pan, starring bobby driscoll and kathryn beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved disney films. Dandridge plays jane richards, a fourthgrade teacher concerned about young c. Directed by gerald mayer, bright road is a drama film, released in the usa on april 17 of 1953, starring dorothy dandridge, philip hepburn, harry belafonte, barbara ann sanders, robert horton and maidie norman. This film marked the screen debut of harry belafonte. The award story from the ladies home journal has become the most unusual picture of the year. Road was one of the few films in the early 1950s to feature an essentially allblack cast, and it is even more noteworthy for the nonexploitative. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Original bright road 1953 movie poster in g condition. Bright road begins with an odd, traileresque introduction by dorothy dandridge, introducing herself as the actress behind the miss richards character and introducing the other stars of the film. This was the ceremonys second year of being telecast, with viewership at an estimated 43,000,000.
Original bright road 1953 movie poster in g condition for. Bright road dorothy dandridge harry belafonte 1953 movie. Bright road 1953 0417 1953 us drama 1h 8m user score. Bright road 1953 firsttime teacher jane richards dorothy dandridge is troubled to learn that one of her students, c. This was the ceremonys second year of being telecast, with viewership at. One of the few mainstream films of its era to have a largely africanamerican cast, bright road boasts impressive talents behind the camera as well as on the screen, including director of photography alfred gilks, lensing his first featurelength film since winning an academy award for an american in paris. With dorothy dandridge, philip hepburn, harry belafonte, barbara randolph. The story was written by mary elizabeth vroman, a 4th generation schoolteacher from the british west indies. The movie was based on a christopher award winning short story about a first grade teacher, played wonderfully by dorothy dandrige, who is trying to reach a troubled student. Nov 17, 2015 gerald mayer directs 1953s bright road. Houdini possibly the most innocent movie ive ever seen. A black teacher in a southern town tries to solve her young pupils problems. Bright road is the right movie manufacured by metrogoldwynmayer mgm, with the help of a description of the movie is based on the story, see how they run, which ran in the june, 1951 issue of the ladies home journal and subsequently won that years christopher award.
This also marked the first time i saw myself in a movie because i was 9 years old at the time and looked like the students in this hollywood version of an all black school elementary school. Taika waititi confirmed to direct a star wars movie, and more news. I first saw this movie in 1953 when i was nine or ten years old depending on the month i saw it. Young philip hepburn, has a history of taking two years to complete each grade. Donald oconnor and fredric march cohosted the 26th academy awards ceremony on march 25, 1954, held at the rko pantages theatre in hollywood. Bright road 1953 posted on april 17, 1953 may 3, 2020.
Based on the story, see how they run written by mary elizabeth vroman, a fourthgeneration school teacher from the british west indies, that ran in the june, 1951 issue of the ladies home journal and subsequently won that years christopher award, 1953 s bright road stars dorothy dandridge as a young 4thgrade teacher jane richards in. I was pleasantly surprised to find the movie on dvd the last time i checked. Its an almost allblack film in which dorothy dandridge plays jane richards, a newly arrived teacher at an allblack school in a mill town. A very sweet and enormously well intentioned film, bright road is an enjoyable little film, but one that is perhaps better appreciated for its social significance than for any claim to great drama. Bright road is a 1953 lowbudget film adapted from the christopher awardwinning short story see how they run by mary elizabeth vroman. Dorothy dandridge with actor philip hepburn in the 1953 film, bright road. Buy bright road dorothy dandridge harry belafonte 1953 movie poster masterprint at. Overview of bright road, 1953, directed by gerald mayer, with dorothy dandridge, philip hepburn, harry belafonte, at turner classic movies. Jane richards, a young 4th grade teacher in the south, faces.
Bright road 1953, a film by gerald mayer theiapolis. I have periodically checked on amazon to see if the movie bright road was available and was found to be disappointed each time. Its an almost allblack film in which dorothy dandridge plays jane richards, a newly arrived teacher at an allblack school in a. And so, for all its good intentions and the few little glints it contains, bright road must be judged a cozy detour. The winner of the best motion picture category was columbia. Bright road dorothy dandridge philip hepburn harry belafonte 1953 a southern schoolteacher dorothy dandridge pays special attention to her most rebellious fourthgrader philip hepburn. Not a perfect movie, but id suggest it especially since its only 68 minutes long. Young philip hepburn, has a history of taking two years to complete. Based on the story, see how they run written by mary elizabeth vroman, a fourthgeneration school teacher from the british west indies, that ran in the june, 1951 issue of the ladies home journal and subsequently won that years christopher award, 1953s bright road stars dorothy dandridge as a young 4thgrade teacher jane richards in. So, from filmfan to filmfan, heres a recommendation from our mustsee list. The story was written by mary elizabeth vroman, a fourthgeneration. Bright road streaming full movie online 1953 english. This also marked the first time i saw myself in a movie because i was 9 years old at the time and looked like the students in this hollywood version of.
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