Summary:
African-American playwright Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son was too explosive for any Hollywood studio in 1951. However, an enterprising Argentine filmmaking firm was able to attain American backing (and a few location shots filmed in Chicago) for a cheap but satisfying cinemazation of the novel. Author Wright himself is cast as Bigger Thomas, a young Chicago black man who c... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Richard Wright - (Bigger Thomas)
Jean Wallace - (Mary Dalton)
Gloria Madison - (Bessie Mears)
Nicholas Joy - (Mr.Dalton)
Charles Cane - (Britten)
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