Home of the Brave (1949)

A sensitive, educated black man's World War II-time problems. This is essentially the duplicate of his peace-time problems which are pointed up in a flashback of his life, and primarily of ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Robson

Writers:

Carl Foreman, Arthur Laurents (play)

Stars:

Jeff Corey, James Edwards, Lloyd Bridges

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jeff Corey	...	Doctor
James Edwards	...	Private Peter Moss
Lloyd Bridges	...	Finch
Douglas Dick	...	Major Robinson
Frank Lovejoy	...	Sergeant Mingo
Steve Brodie	...	T.J. Everett
Cliff Clark	...	Colonel Baker

Storyline

A sensitive, educated black man's World War II-time problems. This is essentially the duplicate of his peace-time problems which are pointed up in a flashback of his life, and primarily of his war-time adventures with four white soldiers on a dangerous reconnaissance mission on a Japanese-held island.

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Plot Keywords:

mission | black man | soldier | flashback | world war two | 

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Taglines:

Excitement - Movie of the Year! Suspense! Action! Adventure! You have never seen a motion picture like it!

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1949 (France)

Also Known As:

High Noon

Box Office

Budget:

$375,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stanley Kramer Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the Australian video-cassette release sleeve notes of this movie, scriptwriter "Carl Foreman changed the Jew of the play to an African-American to avoid clashing with two previously released films on the same subject - "Gentleman's Agreement" and "Crossfire" [See: Gentleman's Agreement and Crossfire].

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Quotes

Mingo: Divided we fall, united we stand, coward take my coward's hand.

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Connections

Featured in Classified X (1998)

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Soundtracks

" (Sometimes I Feel Like a) Motherless Child"
Traditional

User Reviews

Good period piece

To correct a previous commentary... "The Big Red One" is the 1st Infantry Division. The "Red Ball Express" was the name given to the truck convoys. My own opinions of the film: I think a movie like this needs to be appreciated within the context of the time period it was made. Considering that the country then was barely taking baby steps into the civil rights movement, the subject was handled pretty well. It sent it's message without being preachy or patronizing. A great cast also helps it make a worthwhile movie to watch. It's too bad that James Edwards died several years later while still relatively young. He might've made a real breakthrough to some leading roles.