Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26

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sequences JUST bordering tArCIcaL
- Louise Beavers seems 10 bO uncomfortable In
Sr, p,Ssu,, role Of JACEeS mother. talented
kuby Dco appears 70 struggle with the part u
JACkIos wife.
spite handCaps story
the audience along with Tracy
able Fortunately. attempt por
himself Hollywood only
mugging painfully and looking dad
most athletes do when they find themselves front OF motion
picture
Robinson powered professional
Jewel Productions with the budget grabbed what
could in the acting line 1t didn't much better
for Jackie
MedIOcrAcy gets story Inc sCUea
and the tale lOhnsOns triumph
plagued him league star,
beicVabIe moving.
Robbes weight much too obvious all through the picture
There which he basketball
supposedly during his college career his bay window makes him
look hike the dinner
table.
New York always lapsss
didn't think much the picture unanimously
acclaim for getting its the Jackie ROBIN
Of York wrote: Jackie
Robinson Story the Asor broadway living.
fOOtnOte the history athletic
d picture
where Technical artistic
preachment farpay stronger It's
ndeGton This baseball the surface But really
story OF step revolution in this
country"
Pelswck The Jackie ROBIN.
son Story at ue Astor is one movie that won't BIO called
niscasting principal appears
and Migrating
effective the u at Ebbets Field,
"A dramatic narrative picture
ball heOs Its exactly what the title Isl The life story
of the who became the first Negro
ball and the grim obstacles
UnPreentouA produced the film has point to make and
makes It ably"
summed AS presented by the writers director
Alfred E Green Robinson
into big baseball story
O be throughout he land"
Alton Cook, World Telegram critic most
performance anything
The Story
had Of that luck than could have expected
d
Playing himself. > artificial right m
athetc tradition through fumbnnE
with simple lines he does manage TO glow Of sincerity
and eArne"t"e"" It IN intangible quality difficult to point out
exPucitPrObAby the inspiration the
about picture o behalf
so he quietly mGeabe actor spite Sond
mask he reaxes 1t fortunate He
approached tasks much
professionals who did the rest of the picture
The all the faults that qnce
budget origin Nevertheless the overall Impression leaves
mildly pleasant :"
of Daily screen story Of
mans rise to fame becomes difficult trying bridge
leading his There hatsos Of encouragement and
rejection.
When a IS down. ume Is important In a movie such
The Jackie Robinson story at the ASor hard
months player
desperate to estabiSh himself
little insight into the
conflicts in his life
Robinson appears movie Is fair sort of actor He
he consus minister for advice whether Dodgers
The Mirror review tacS q final paragraph a
sounds Slpcousy like somebody logged
for the inspiration.
The picture hat though Communist pFOpa-
Eandists exploit
recognized
before dsprncaunS
Russia loving Paul Robeons staement
o. u Y. y"
Either Gilbert q screening pic
which
somebody acting
higher
csfyng before q
n
BOsley Crothe gentleman
Brooklyn
nay history Negro major leagues
which might have been written by the
assuming author play
Of prejudice And b surprising
Story" purSuA
old pluck luck with the Hnanng grand
what IL surprising, however,
Astor the ancsrity of the
teEty Of Mr. Robinson playing himself -- -.. ~--
place. Of Lawrence Tay
OPs and Arthur MAINS script 10 that calls q
ing Mr. Robansons part
Seymour
Story hardly triumph movismAlng SomsthinE
triumph Jackie Robinson young
yet gracefully
JAeAde Story smKhs slsnssntay
win hardly dnpth sabaisty sEr.phAss
young Covering
RohAnSoas ME FROM ohseue ehdhood Dromassnt