St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26

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Ruby Dee appears To struggle with the part of
Jaclde's
spite OF these hanaps The Jackie Robinson story carries
the audience along with 1t Jackie Spencer Tracy but his lack
studied dranaucs makes performance believe
Fortunately makes attempt por
tray himself with the Hollywood TOUCH he would have succeeded only
muggng painfully looking dad-gummod
most athletes do when they find themselves motion
by high powered professional
Jewel Productions with grabbed what
could the up
o
Modocrcy gets host in the unfOlds
and the tale of RObnsOnS triumph handiCaps
plagued a league
belieVabe moving
weight too obvious all through the picture
There sequence IN which appears basketball
supposedly during college HIS him
look like the who
always lapses
didn't think much OF the picture produconwise but unanimously
Archer Winston
Robinson Story the Broadway u living,
footnOte the history Negro athletic
picture
plane where technical artistic shortcomings
preachment farpay stronger
ndrecuOn This baseball story the But really
the dramatic story OF another step IN racial revolution this
country"
The
Story at the Aso biographical that won't be called
principal appears
SELF and he plays his role with Migrating naturaness that's
effective the / Ebbets Field.
dramatic narrative the picture offers than base
ball herOiCS.
of the who became the first Negro organized base
ball and the obstacles resoundng
UnPretenOus produced the film has to make and
makes it ably"
Kate Cameron Daily News Manhattans
summed AS presented by the writers of the director
Alfred T. Robinson
league nspraona story and
that should circulated throughout
Alton Cook the World Teegram-Sun critic, the most
When player
anything
gets a Story
Playing himself Jackie is wooden and artificial right in the
through inexpert fumbIng
with lines convey glow sincerity
and earnestness 1t is an intangible quality dfcuI to point out
expnctIyprobaby inspiration
about this picture behalf of his
so he energies as quietly keabe actor in spite of the solid
mask
approached his tasks with much integrity than the experienced
professionals who did the rest of the picture.
The picture the quicle, small
mildly pleasant ."
becomes difficult trying bridge
leading encouragement
rejection
a IS down. important. n a as
The Jackie Robinson Story
months which baseball Robinson
desperate to establish himself
insight
conflicts in his life
Robinson appears movie a
matter ofact portrayal schmazy which
join Dodgers
The Mirror review acks on final paragraph at the end
sounds uspousy like somebody the rewe desk logged
the inspiration
The picture makes though Communist propa
exploit the
fighting heart and talent recognized he had faith
him depacating
loving Negro
love r patriotism for the U. s."
Either
which a
somebody the Mirror didn't the film orders
higher because the
esng before Senate committee neither Robson
No other mentioned this
holes head?
Bosley Crowther the gentleman Times
hapes duck of the film THE
life Jackie the Brooklyn Dodgers who
nay made baseball history Negro leagues
which might written the Frank
Merrw that author of the
of prejudice And find The Jackie
Robinson Story the frank familiar the
old pluck luck the macng off
JimCrow the ninth.
What Is surprising,
the sincerely Of dramatzation
tegrty Of Mr. Robinson playing himself
the place, notable distinction
Arthur Manns that calls
Mr. Robinsons "
Peck Robinson
Story hardly moviemakng, something
Jackie Robinson this young athlete
Negro baseball and
the entire easily gracefully
shoulders
Robinson Story a slight elementary
with hardly subtlety
Of baseball stars written for the Covering
RobnsOns life from obscure childhood