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How Long Is “Bright Road”?

Name: Bright Road
Genre: drama, children
Released: 1953-04-17
Duration: 68 min
Cast: Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Philip Hepburn, Barbara Ann Sanders, Robert Horton

1h 8m runtime

19531h 8mdrama • children

Drama film with a runtime of 68 minutes, released in 1953. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 8m

Minutes68

One SittingYes

With Break1h 20m

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Bright Road was a real rarity in 1953: a major-studio production with an all-black cast. Based on an award-winning short story by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, the film is largely set at a rural black school in an unspecified Southern community. Idealistic new fourth-grade teacher Jane Richards (Dorothy Dandridge) makes it her mission in life to "reach" troublesome failing student C. T. Young (Philip Hepburn). Just when Jane and the boy are making progress, tragedy strikes, plunging C. T. into the depths of depression and defeatism. But with the help of the school's compassionate principal (Harry Belafonte), Jane is able to get C. T. back on the right track--and as a bonus, the boy becomes an unexpected hero in a moment of crisis. Handled in a leisurely, understated fashion, Bright Road represents perhaps the best directorial effort of Gerald Mayer, MGM's resident "keeper of the 'B's" in the 1950s. Best scene: C. T.'s euphoric reaction upon earning a passing grade for the first time in his life.

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Runtime1h 8m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 20m

Movie Facts

Release DateApril 17, 1953

Runtime1h 8m

LanguageEnglish

Genresdrama, children

DirectorGerald Mayer

ProducerSol Baer Fielding

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