About this title: African-American playwright Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son was too explosive for any Hollywood studio in 1951. However, an enterprising Argentine filmmaking firm was able to attain American backing (and a few location shots filmed in Chicago) for a cheap but satisfying cinemazation of the novel. Author Wright himself is cast as Bigger ...
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Description: Richard Wright, Gloria Madison, Willa Pearl Curtis, Nicholas Joy, Jean Wallace. New in new packaging. 1950 Run time: 90. Gripping drama based on Richard Wright's controversial novel about a young black chauffeur who accidentally kills his employer's daughter. Author Wrights plays his own literary character. Produced by Walter Gould and Jaime (James) Prades. read more
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