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First-time teacher Jane Richards (Dorothy Dandridge) is troubled to learn that one of her students, C.T. Young (Philip Hepburn), has a history of taking two years to complete each grade. Although...
- Bright Road - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes
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- Bright Road - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes
Bright Road: Directed by Gerald Mayer. With Dorothy Dandridge, Philip Hepburn, Harry Belafonte, Barbara Randolph. Based on the story, See How They Run (The Ladies' Home Journal June 51), and subsequently won that year's Christopher award.
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- Drama, Music
- Gerald Mayer
- 1953-04-17
Taking place in the deep south, the film stars Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge, a year before their smash-hit of "Carmen Jones." Belafonte is a subdued principal of an all-black public school and Dandridge is a first year teacher, with much inspiration.
Bright Road is a 1953 low-budget film adapted from the Christopher Award-winning short story "See How They Run" by Mary Elizabeth Vroman. Directed by Gerald Mayer and featuring a nearly all-black cast, the film stars Dorothy Dandridge as an idealistic first-year elementary school teacher trying to communicate with a problem student.
Verified Audience. Manny Farber The Nation. The movie has a surprise gift of humor and humanity. Full Review | Nov 24, 2020. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most...
Directed by Gerald Mayer. THE AWARD STORY from The Ladies’ Home Journal has become the most unusual picture of the year. Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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May 6, 2019 · Bright Road (1953): Gerald Mayer’s All-Black School Drama, Starring Dorothy Dandridge as Idealistic Teacher, Harry Belafonte, Philip Hepburn. Directed by Gerald Mayer (Louis B. Mayer’s nephew), Bright Road was adapted from the short story “See How They Run,” by Mary Elizabeth Vroman. Grade: B (**** out of *****)
