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Bright Road (1953)

THE AWARD STORY from The Ladies' Home Journal has become the most unusual picture of the year.

Genre : Drama, Music

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : Gerald Mayer

Synopsis

Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.

Actors

Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
Jane Richards
Philip Hepburn
Philip Hepburn
C.T. Young
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Mr. Williams - School Principal
Barbara Randolph
Barbara Randolph
Tanya Hamilton
Robert Horton
Robert Horton
Dr. Mitchell
Maidie Norman
Maidie Norman
Mrs. Hamilton - Tanya's Mother
Rene Beard
Rene Beard
Booker T. Jones
Howard Louis McNeely
Howard Louis McNeely
Boyd
Robert McNeeley
Robert McNeeley
Lloyd
Patti Marie Ellis
Patti Marie Ellis
Rachel Smith

Crews

Gerald Mayer
Gerald Mayer
Director
Sol Baer Fielding
Sol Baer Fielding
Producer
Emmet Lavery
Emmet Lavery
Writer
Mary Elizabeth Vroman
Mary Elizabeth Vroman
Story
David Rose
David Rose
Music
Alfred Gilks
Alfred Gilks
Director of Photography
Joseph Dervin
Joseph Dervin
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Eddie Imazu
Eddie Imazu
Art Direction
Jacques Mapes
Jacques Mapes
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
A. Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

Bright Road 1953 Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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