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  • Bright Road (1953)
  • Approved
    68 min | Drama, Music
Bright Road (1953)
Approved
68 min | Drama, Music

Based on the story, See How They Run (The Ladies' Home Journal June 51), and subsequently won that year's Christopher award. The story was written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, a 4th generation schoolteacher from the British West Indies. Jane ...See moreBased on the story, See How They Run (The Ladies' Home Journal June 51), and subsequently won that year's Christopher award. The story was written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, a 4th generation schoolteacher from the British West Indies. Jane Richards, a young 4th grade teacher in the South, faces a challenge in the form of 11 year-old C.T. Young, a backward boy, whose pride has made him a stubborn rebel and liar. Jane believes in him, then discovers his interest in nature when he spends his time watching a caterpillar in a tree trunk as it develops a cocoon. C. T.'s devoted to his family and especially to Tanya, who adores him. When Tanya dies, despite Dr. Mitchell's efforts to save her, the embittered C.T. stays away from school; when he returns, he gets into a fight and gets sent to Coventry. But when a swarm of bees invades the classroom and panics the students, C.T. takes charge, captures the queen bee, and leads the swarm outside, earning the school principal's praise. But C.T. has urgent business: the cocoon's splitting and a butterfly's ready to emerge. He had meant it for Tanya, but he now presents it to Jane, who calls the other children to watch the unfolding miracle of nature. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
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Emmet Lavery (screenplay) | Mary Elizabeth Vroman (story "See How They Run")
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Apr 17, 1953 (United States)

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Dorothy Dandridge
Jane Richards Jane Richards   See fewer
Philip Hepburn
C.T. Young C.T. Young   See fewer
Harry Belafonte
Mr. Williams - School Principal Mr. Williams - School Principal   See fewer
Barbara Randolph
Tanya Hamilton (as Barbara Ann Sanders) Tanya Hamilton (as Barbara Ann Sanders)   See fewer
Robert Horton
Dr. Mitchell Dr. Mitchell   See fewer
Maidie Norman
Mrs. Hamilton - Tanya's Mother Mrs. Hamilton - Tanya's Mother   See fewer
Rene Beard
Booker T. Jones Booker T. Jones   See fewer
Howard McNeely
Boyd (as Howard McNeeley) Boyd (as Howard McNeeley)   See fewer
Robert McNeely
Lloyd (as Robert McNeeley) Lloyd (as Robert McNeeley)   See fewer
Patti Marie Ellis
Rachel Smith Rachel Smith   See fewer
Joy Jackson
Sarahlene Babcock Sarahlene Babcock   See fewer
Carolyn Ann Jackson
Mary Louise Mary Louise   See fewer
Doris Ake
Teacher at Meeting (uncredited) Teacher at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Willa Pearl Curtis
Mrs. Young (uncredited) Mrs. Young (uncredited)   See fewer
Vivian Dandridge
Miss Nelson (uncredited) Miss Nelson (uncredited)   See fewer
Marion Darlington
Bird Whistling Solo (voice) (uncredited) Bird Whistling Solo (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Franklin
Teacher at Meeting (uncredited) Teacher at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Janet Heard
Sister Young - Age 17 (uncredited) Sister Young - Age 17 (uncredited)   See fewer
Patricia Hoddison
Sister Young - Age 9 (uncredited) Sister Young - Age 9 (uncredited)   See fewer
Clifford Jackson
Brother Young - Age 7 (uncredited) Brother Young - Age 7 (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Jackson
Brother Young (uncredited) Brother Young (uncredited)   See fewer
Theron Jackson
Brother Young - Age 10 (uncredited) Brother Young - Age 10 (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeni Le Gon
Martha Swife (uncredited) Martha Swife (uncredited)   See fewer
Monata Peters
Sister Young - Age 14 (uncredited) Sister Young - Age 14 (uncredited)   See fewer
James Ellis Smith
Brother Young (uncredited) Brother Young (uncredited)   See fewer
Libby Taylor
Miss Winthrop (uncredited) Miss Winthrop (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Walker
Jake Young - C.T.'s Father (uncredited) Jake Young - C.T.'s Father (uncredited)   See fewer
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