Native Son (1951 film)
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Native Son is a 1951 black-and-white Argentine
film directed by the French filmmaker Pierre Chenal
. It is based on the novel
of the same name by controversial American author Richard Wright
who also starred in the film.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
film directed by the French filmmaker Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal was a French director and screenwriter who flourished in the 1930s, and was best known for film noir thrillers such as the 1937 film L’Alibi, where he worked with Erich von Stroheim and Louis Jouvet. In 1939 he made Le Dernier Tournant, the first of many film treatments of James M...
. It is based on the novel
Native Son
Native Son is a novel by American author Richard Wright. The novel tells the story of 20-year-old Bigger Thomas, an African American living in utter poverty. Bigger lived in Chicago's South Side ghetto in the 1930s...
of the same name by controversial American author Richard Wright
Richard Wright (author)
Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially those involving the plight of African-Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries...
who also starred in the film.
Cast
- Richard WrightRichard Wright (author)Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially those involving the plight of African-Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries...
: Bigger Thomas - Willa Pearl Curtis : Mrs. Hannah Thomas
- Gloria Madison : Bessie Mears
- Lidia Alves : Vera Thomas
- Leslie Straugh : Buddy Thomas
- Nicholas Joy : Henry Dalton
- Ruth Robert : Helen Dalton
- Jean WallaceJean WallaceJean Wallace was an American television and film actress.-Biography:Born Jean Walasek in Chicago to John T. Walasek and Mary A. Walasek , Wallace began her career as a model then got her first small movie role at the age of seventeen...
: Mary Dalton - Charles Cane : Detective Britten
- George D. Green : Panama
- George RigaudGeorge RigaudGeorge Rigaud was an Argentine film actor. He appeared in 194 films between 1932 and 1981.He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was killed in a road accident in Madrid, Spain.-Selected filmography:...
: Farley, a reporter - Charles Simmonds : Ernie
External links
- Native Son at the Internet Movie Data Base