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Where to Watch Bright Road (1953) in the US
- 1953
- Approved
- 1h 8m
- 6.7IMDb
Bright Road is available free with a participating library card or to rent in the United States.
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What it's about
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 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.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Gerald Mayer
- Starring
- Dorothy Dandridge, Philip Hepburn, Harry Belafonte
Details
- Release date
- Apr 17, 1953
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Where to Watch Bright Road (1953) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Bright Road in the United States?
- Bright Road is available free with a participating library card or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Bright Road or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Bright Road for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).
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