This is a moving story in an unusual situation where a loved member of a community is accused of murdering a child.
What is unusual is that the trial is organized by the town's children.
I won't reveal more of the plot because that won't serve any purpose. I must then tell you how engrossing this tale was.
The performances, even by the children, were remarkable, believable and very strong. I cannot just pick one of the adult performers to praise here because each and every one of them put out a powerful show. Many of the actors will be familiar to you from their work on TV and the movies. The production was gritty, realistic and so finely done for something that was done almost 70 years ago at the dawn of television. It was recorded on Kinescope and probably performed live. THIS ALONE provides the palpable excitement of a stage production and increases its immediacy.
If these now quaint productions in black and white perturb you in any way, I'd say you are missing out on some of the finest presentations from any era. For my dollar, THIS is highly recommended drama of the highest caliber.
What is unusual is that the trial is organized by the town's children.
I won't reveal more of the plot because that won't serve any purpose. I must then tell you how engrossing this tale was.
The performances, even by the children, were remarkable, believable and very strong. I cannot just pick one of the adult performers to praise here because each and every one of them put out a powerful show. Many of the actors will be familiar to you from their work on TV and the movies. The production was gritty, realistic and so finely done for something that was done almost 70 years ago at the dawn of television. It was recorded on Kinescope and probably performed live. THIS ALONE provides the palpable excitement of a stage production and increases its immediacy.
If these now quaint productions in black and white perturb you in any way, I'd say you are missing out on some of the finest presentations from any era. For my dollar, THIS is highly recommended drama of the highest caliber.