Intruder In The Dust (1949): the hownos/Allaby viewing session

Watched this about 2 weeks ago on TCM-On-Demand.

What did you think of it?

Elizabeth Patterson had a recurring role on I Love Lucy.

I’ve seen her in several films. She played a lot of aunts.

A small movie with a look at Jim Crow and racism, The possiblity of a lynching (the word is never mentioned) is omnipresent and is quite effective. The movie was ahead of its time and should be better known. 7.5/10

“They’re running away from themselves.”

Good line.

I agree. It’s a well written film with fine performances. Definitely ahead of its time and not as well known as it should be. 7/10 from me.

Same as hownos...

Impressive in that it is an early film that addresses racism in the south.
Fun to see Will Geer (Grandpa from The Waltons) almost unrecognizable in a younger role.
Juano Hernandez probably gave the best performance in the film.
I felt that David Brian's delivery of lines (as the lawyer) felt right out of classic film noir (very fast talking) which didn't really jive with the acting in the rest of the film (but I guess the explanation was that he was supposed to be a big city lawyer dealing with much slower-talking southern people?)
I liked the old lady (Elizabeth Patterson) - she had spunk!

I wonder if TCM aired this due to the passing of Claude Jarmin Jr. or due to MLK Jr. day (or both?)