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Bright Road (1953)
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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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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Dorothy Dandridge Jane Richards Jane Richards See fewer	Carmen Jones (1954)
Philip Hepburn C.T. Young C.T. Young See fewer	The Web (1950)
Harry Belafonte Mr. Williams - School Principal Mr. Williams - School Principal See fewer	Bobby (I) (2006)
Barbara Randolph Tanya Hamilton (as Barbara Ann Sanders) Tanya Hamilton (as Barbara Ann Sanders) See fewer	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Robert Horton Dr. Mitchell Dr. Mitchell See fewer	The Green Slime (1968)
Maidie Norman Mrs. Hamilton - Tanya's Mother Mrs. Hamilton - Tanya's Mother See fewer	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Rene Beard Booker T. Jones Booker T. Jones See fewer	Captain Midnight (1954)
Howard Louis McNeely Boyd (as Howard McNeeley) Boyd (as Howard McNeeley) See fewer	The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Robert McNeely Lloyd (as Robert McNeeley) Lloyd (as Robert McNeeley) See fewer	Captain Pirate (1952)
Patti Marie Ellis Rachel Smith Rachel Smith See fewer	The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
Joy Jackson Sarahlene Babcock Sarahlene Babcock See fewer	Bright Road (1953)
Fred Moultrie Roger Roger See fewer	Purple Rain (1984)
James Moultrie George George See fewer	The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
Carolyn Ann Jackson Mary Louise Mary Louise See fewer	Bright Road (1953)
Doris Ake Teacher at Meeting (uncredited) Teacher at Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
Willa Pearl Curtis Mrs. Young (uncredited) Mrs. Young (uncredited) See fewer	Second Chorus (1940)
Vivian Dandridge Miss Nelson (uncredited) Miss Nelson (uncredited) See fewer	The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
Marion Darlington Bird Whistling Solo (voice) (uncredited) Bird Whistling Solo (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Cinderella (1950)
Louise Franklin Teacher at Meeting (uncredited) Teacher at Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	Strange Journey (1946)
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	Zamba (1949)
Jeni Le Gon Martha Swife (uncredited) Martha Swife (uncredited) See fewer	Arabian Nights (1942)
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	Another Part of the Forest (1948)
Bill Walker Jake Young - C.T.'s Father (uncredited) Jake Young - C.T.'s Father (uncredited) See fewer	Big Jake (1971)