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Strange Victory

Name: Strange Victory
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1948-09-25
Duration: 71 min
Rating: 6

Documentary

6/10(4 ratings)

Strange Victory" is about racial bias in post World War II America. Following "Native Land" in Leo Hurwitz' filmography, it uses some of the same techniques: dramatized scenes interspersed with scenes of compilation news reel footage, and scenes of evocative imagery.

09-25-1948

1h 11m

Main Cast

Alfred Drake

Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer. Born as Alfred Capurro in New York City, the son of parents emigrated from Recco, Genoa, Drake began his Broadway career while still a student at Brooklyn College. He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received the Tony Award. He was also a prolific Shakespearean, notably starring as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing opposite Katharine Hepburn. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Trading Places

1983

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

1985

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Unknown Actor

Known For

Moulin Rouge

1952

Aicha

South Pacific

1952

Bloody Mary

Voice of the Hurricane

1964

Gary Merrill

Gary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television character actor whose credits included more than fifty feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Merrill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.