1 review
Well intended but dull and dated.
I had never heard of The Christophers and looked them up as I turned on this short film. This is because it says it's a presentation by The Christophers. Apparently, it's a Catholic ecumenical group stressing religious tolerance and back in the 1950s they apparently had a TV show.
The show begins with Danny Thomas addressing the audience. He plays a character named 'George' and loves that many Americans aren't civic-minded and he loves filling this void...saying it's what's allowed him to take control of countries, like Nazi Germany.
The scene now switches and Danny is back to playing himself, not George. He has a conversation about patriotism and the like with a Catholic priest (George Keller, the founder of The Christophers). After he leaves, Robert Young then joins the priest in a discussion about Americanism, patriotism and being swell. Then he's joined by Dennis Day (of "The Jack Benny Program" fame).
This is a dull as dust film that is on a DVD from Alpha Video. I say skip this one...it's dated and dull...and The Christophers present a very broad and ill-defined set of goals....mostly that a person should be nice, become politically involved, etc.. The bottom line is that it comes off as a lecture and has no finesse nor audience appeal.
The show begins with Danny Thomas addressing the audience. He plays a character named 'George' and loves that many Americans aren't civic-minded and he loves filling this void...saying it's what's allowed him to take control of countries, like Nazi Germany.
The scene now switches and Danny is back to playing himself, not George. He has a conversation about patriotism and the like with a Catholic priest (George Keller, the founder of The Christophers). After he leaves, Robert Young then joins the priest in a discussion about Americanism, patriotism and being swell. Then he's joined by Dennis Day (of "The Jack Benny Program" fame).
This is a dull as dust film that is on a DVD from Alpha Video. I say skip this one...it's dated and dull...and The Christophers present a very broad and ill-defined set of goals....mostly that a person should be nice, become politically involved, etc.. The bottom line is that it comes off as a lecture and has no finesse nor audience appeal.
- planktonrules
- Sep 18, 2020
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