Bright Road (1953 film)
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Bright Road is a 1953 American drama film notable for starring Dorothy Dandridge as an idealistic schoolteacher working to inspire and support her struggling students in a rural Southern community.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1.37:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | See How They Run (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Mary Elizabeth Vroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BelafonteRole | Principal Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| childProtagonist | C.T. Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childProtagonistPortrayedBy | Philip Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Gerald Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Newell P. Kimlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActor | Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
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drama film ⓘ school drama ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Jane Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy | Dorothy Dandridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | schoolteacher ⓘ |
| MPAARating | Approved ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early starring role for Dorothy Dandridge
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portrayal of African-American schoolchildren and teacher in a positive light ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Ralph Rosenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1953-04-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Michael Hayes
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Petracca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | rural Southern United States ⓘ |
| settingType | elementary school ⓘ |
| starred |
Barbara Ann Sanders
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy Dandridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ Maidie Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
education
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overcoming adversity ⓘ teacher–student relationship ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 1950s ⓘ |
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