Storm Center (1956)
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Trouble brews when a widowed, small town librarian takes a stand against censorship. The trouble begins when the town fathers ask that she remove a book from the shelf because they deem it a pro-communist tract and fear it will taint susceptible young minds. She sees the idiocy of their request and… More Trouble brews when a widowed, small town librarian takes a stand against censorship. The trouble begins when the town fathers ask that she remove a book from the shelf because they deem it a pro-communist tract and fear it will taint susceptible young minds. She sees the idiocy of their request and defies them. They in turn fire her and replace her with her old friend and assistant. The town judge considers the whole mess a gross miscarriage of justice and demands a trial. This gives an ambitious young lawyer, the boyfriend of the new librarian the opportunity to do a little grandstanding by publicly proclaiming the highly-principled widow a communist. The poor woman suddenly finds herself the town pariah; her only remaining friend is a small boy she used to talk to in the library. He plays a key role in restoring her good name. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Taradash
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jul 31, 1956 Wide
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
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Cast
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Bette Davis
as Alicia Hull
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Kim Hunter
as Martha Lockridge
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Paul Kelly
as Judge Robert Ellerbe
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Kevin Coughlin
as Freddie Slater
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Joe Mantell
as George Slater
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Curtis Cooksey
as Stacey Martin
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Michael Raffetto
as Edgar Greenbaum
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Edward Platt
as Rev. Wilson
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Kathryn Grant
as Hazel
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Howard Wendell
as Sen. Bascomb
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Burt Mustin
as Carl
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Edith Evanson
as Mrs. Simmons
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Joseph Kearns
as Mr. Morrisey
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Ted Marc
as Bert
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Rudy Lee
as Charlie
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Malcolm Atterbury
as Frank
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Budd Buster
as Bill
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Alexander Campbell
as Jones
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Brian Keith
as Paul Duncan
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Eddie Parker
as Fireman
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Paul Ryan
as Mr. Fisher
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Emlen Davies
as Miss Layton
