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June 8, 1949
The Northwest Enterprise
Seattle, King County, Washington
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The film 'Home of the Brave,' addressing prejudice, opened to full houses at Chicago's Woods Theatre last Wednesday, earning rave reviews from critics like Mae Tinee for its bold portrayal of human cruelty and stupidity.
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'Home of the Brave' Makes Hit in Chicago
CHICAGO-(ANP)-The film, "Home of the Brave," opened at the Woods theatre here last Wednesday night and ran to capacity its opening night, the original showing lasting until 5 a.m.
Newspaper reviews here were enthusiastic. Mae Tinee writing in The Chicago Tribune, said:
"Adults who like adult entertainment have been patronizing intelligent foreign films. Here is similar fare, made by an independent American producer, about a problem that is peculiarly our own.
"A terse, hard hitting, courageous film, it bluntly examines and sketches the basic stupidity of prejudice, the cruel, hidden damage it wreaks on helpless humans, the bitterness it engenders, and the innate inferiority of those who cling to it. The story is simply but deftly handled and in the reconstruction of the events that reduced a normal, decent human being to a helpless state of immobility and despair, there is mounting tension and an almost unbearable pity for the stupidity and the endless hurts brought about by man's inhumanity to man."
Jimmy Fidler, syndicated columnist classed the picture as a "four-bells" effort. The New York Daily News gave it "four stars."
James Edwards, the colored soldier, is a Chicago boy who got his early experience in amateur theatricals here as a member of
CHICAGO-(ANP)-The film, "Home of the Brave," opened at the Woods theatre here last Wednesday night and ran to capacity its opening night, the original showing lasting until 5 a.m.
Newspaper reviews here were enthusiastic. Mae Tinee writing in The Chicago Tribune, said:
"Adults who like adult entertainment have been patronizing intelligent foreign films. Here is similar fare, made by an independent American producer, about a problem that is peculiarly our own.
"A terse, hard hitting, courageous film, it bluntly examines and sketches the basic stupidity of prejudice, the cruel, hidden damage it wreaks on helpless humans, the bitterness it engenders, and the innate inferiority of those who cling to it. The story is simply but deftly handled and in the reconstruction of the events that reduced a normal, decent human being to a helpless state of immobility and despair, there is mounting tension and an almost unbearable pity for the stupidity and the endless hurts brought about by man's inhumanity to man."
Jimmy Fidler, syndicated columnist classed the picture as a "four-bells" effort. The New York Daily News gave it "four stars."
James Edwards, the colored soldier, is a Chicago boy who got his early experience in amateur theatricals here as a member of
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Moral Virtue
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Film Opening
Home Of The Brave
Chicago Theatre
Prejudice Film
Movie Reviews
James Edwards
What entities or persons were involved?
James Edwards
Mae Tinee
Jimmy Fidler
Where did it happen?
Chicago, Woods Theatre
Story Details
Key Persons
James Edwards
Mae Tinee
Jimmy Fidler
Location
Chicago, Woods Theatre
Event Date
Last Wednesday Night
Story Details
The film 'Home of the Brave' opened to capacity at the Woods theatre in Chicago, receiving enthusiastic reviews for its courageous examination of prejudice and its effects on individuals.