WE HAVE READ that in the original stage play, the James Edwards character was a Jewish soldier, not a Black man. The whole point and morale the story is the same; that being, religious, racial or ethnic prejudice are wrong and harmful to both the victim and the offender.
IN SHORT, THIS is the story of one Private Peter Moss, a Black Soldier (James Edwards), who requires psychiatric help following his service in World War II, Pacific Theatre of Operations. His deeply troubled condition is made more complex because of his witnessing the death of his white high school friend (Lloyd Bridges); which he blames on himself.
THE ARMY PSYCHIATRIST (Jeff Cory) is charged with helping the deeply emotionally scarred veteran to find his way back through the heavy feelings of guilt. In flashback, the story is revealed to us, the audience.
IN SHORT, THE afflicted soldier had been raised as one of the few Blacks in a small town. He is a popular student athlete; excelling as a starter on his high school's varsity Basketbadid not have ll team. Here he is team mates with his lifelong friend (Lloyd Bridges). But the young man is plagued with feelings about being different.
WITH HIS INDUCTION into the Army, he runs into further antagonism which comes from men who are from different backgrounds than his small town offered. Although his comments may have no malice behind them, the Private Everett character (Steve Brodie) was free and easy with remarks that only can be classified as being insensitive at best.
AS FOR THE crucial incident which pushed him over the edge, just before his death, Finch (Lloyd Bridges) slips and almost refers to his old friend by the N-word. With Finch's death, Moss (James Edwards) is overcome with extreme guilt, for having felt that he was glad that Finch had been killed.
WITH COMPLETION OF his treatment, the Psychiatrist (Jeff Corry) proves to Moss that he was experiencing what was a common emotion experienced by men in war; namely the feeling that when witnessing another soldier getting killed, the survivor instinctively rationalizes that he is happy that it wasn't him.
IN WINDING UP the story, Moss and Sergeant Mingo (Frank Lovejoy) make plans to go into business together; with Mingo replacing the slain Finch as Moss's partner.
THIS IS ONE of those films that you have to be in the proper mood to watch. HOME OF THE BRAVE examines the inequities in pour country that contradict all that we stand for.
AT LEAST we can truly say that our country is not perfect; but we will and do work to change what needs to be.
IN SHORT, THIS is the story of one Private Peter Moss, a Black Soldier (James Edwards), who requires psychiatric help following his service in World War II, Pacific Theatre of Operations. His deeply troubled condition is made more complex because of his witnessing the death of his white high school friend (Lloyd Bridges); which he blames on himself.
THE ARMY PSYCHIATRIST (Jeff Cory) is charged with helping the deeply emotionally scarred veteran to find his way back through the heavy feelings of guilt. In flashback, the story is revealed to us, the audience.
IN SHORT, THE afflicted soldier had been raised as one of the few Blacks in a small town. He is a popular student athlete; excelling as a starter on his high school's varsity Basketbadid not have ll team. Here he is team mates with his lifelong friend (Lloyd Bridges). But the young man is plagued with feelings about being different.
WITH HIS INDUCTION into the Army, he runs into further antagonism which comes from men who are from different backgrounds than his small town offered. Although his comments may have no malice behind them, the Private Everett character (Steve Brodie) was free and easy with remarks that only can be classified as being insensitive at best.
AS FOR THE crucial incident which pushed him over the edge, just before his death, Finch (Lloyd Bridges) slips and almost refers to his old friend by the N-word. With Finch's death, Moss (James Edwards) is overcome with extreme guilt, for having felt that he was glad that Finch had been killed.
WITH COMPLETION OF his treatment, the Psychiatrist (Jeff Corry) proves to Moss that he was experiencing what was a common emotion experienced by men in war; namely the feeling that when witnessing another soldier getting killed, the survivor instinctively rationalizes that he is happy that it wasn't him.
IN WINDING UP the story, Moss and Sergeant Mingo (Frank Lovejoy) make plans to go into business together; with Mingo replacing the slain Finch as Moss's partner.
THIS IS ONE of those films that you have to be in the proper mood to watch. HOME OF THE BRAVE examines the inequities in pour country that contradict all that we stand for.
AT LEAST we can truly say that our country is not perfect; but we will and do work to change what needs to be.