Zanuck had been associated with subject matter considered politically leftist before the war. Sam Goldwyn's prestigious production The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) offered a realistic view of the harsh welcome extended to returning veterans, and its success encouraged a brief burst of issue-related pictures, until the movement was silenced by the blacklist.
The socially progressive movies of the early postwar years were a serious movement and not a fad. This admission consoles Moss, and he and Mingo decide to become partners in the restaurant and bar business. Moss repeats the doctor's explanation of his paralysis, and Mingo admits to feeling momentarily relieved after seeing a buddy shot. The next day, shortly after he is discharged, Moss meets Mingo, who has lost an arm in battle. By the time he has crossed the room, however, Moss's anger has subsided, and he gratefully embraces the doctor. To persuade Moss to try and walk, the doctor shouts, "Get up, you dirty nigger," which so angers Moss that he struggles to his feet and stumbles forward. This feeling of relief then led to guilt, the doctor explains, and the result was paralysis. Back in the hospital, Moss awakens from his trance, and the doctor postulates that after seeing Finch shot, he experienced a momentary flash of relief that the bullet had wounded Finch, instead of him. Now finding that he is unable to walk, Moss fires four shots to summon the team, who must carry him to the dinghy. Suddenly, he sees Finch crawl into a nearby clearing and die. Moss volunteers to wait at the camp while the others go the beach to inflate the dinghy. to cross the beach and uncover the dinghy, instructing each of them to fire four quick shots if they encounter trouble. From their position near the beach, the team listens to Finch's plaintive cries as he is tortured by Japanese soldiers. During a subsequent session, however, Moss recalls that he had asked Robinson for permission to return for Finch, but had been refused. Back in the hospital, Moss wakes up from his trance feeling that he was responsible for Finch's death. Realizing that he is badly injured, Finch tells Moss to leave with the maps.
After Moss and Finch become lost, however, Finch blames Moss and almost calls him "nigger." Just as a disappointed Moss is forced to acknowledge Finch's racist feelings, Finch is shot. During their breaks from collecting data, Moss and Finch plan the restaurant and bar that they will open when they return home. When the shot is administered, Moss recalls that after landing on the beach, the team buried their rubber dinghy in the sand. Back at the hospital, the doctor begins a treatment called "narco-synthesis," in which drugs are used to trigger repressed memories. Baker immediately to complain about Moss's race, but is told that he was the only surveyor to volunteer. When Moss arrives, Finch, his old school chum, is thrilled to see him, while Robinson expresses dismay. Everett, a cartographer named Finch and another soldier named Mingo.
Robinson, to recount for him their recent reconnaissance mission: Robinson recalls that he had chosen his best men for a four-day mission to survey a Pacific island occupied by Japanese forces. After the doctor finds no physical injury to account for his condition, the doctor asks Moss's superior, Maj. Green Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) Directed by Zoltán Korda Carmen Jones (1954) Directed by Otto Preminger Blackboard Jungle (1955) Directed by Richard Brooks Band of Angels (1957) Directed by Raoul Walsh St.During World War II, black soldier Peter Moss is admitted to a military hospital suffering from partial amnesia and paralysis. Mankiewicz The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) Directed by Alfred E. Stone Pinky (1949) Directed by Elia Kazan No Way Out (1950) Directed by Joseph L. Stahl Harlem on the Prairie (1937) Directed by Sam Newfield The Blood of Jesus (1941) Directed by Spencer Williams Stormy Weather (1943) Directed by Andrew L. The Black Kino Fist : Black life as depicted in film history Main Menu The Black Kino Fist The Project A Fool and His Money (1912) Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché The Homesteader (1919) Directed by Oscar Micheaux Within Our Gates (1920) Directed by Oscar Micheaux Body and Soul (1924) Directed by Oscar Micheaux The Scar of Shame (1927) Directed by Frank Peregini Hallelujah (1929) Directed by King Vidor The Exile (1931) Directed by Oscar Micheaux Imitation of Life (1934) Directed by John M. Please enable Javascript and reload the page. This site requires Javascript to be turned on.
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