CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY (AFRICAN FURY) (1952) B/W 103m dir: Zoltan Korda

w/Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier, Joyce Carey, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Goodliffe

From Variety's review of the film: "Alan Paton's bestselling novel which was made into a Broadway musical Lost in the Stars [1949], has been turned into an absorbing pic. Filmed in its native South African locale, and in London, the pic emerges as a very moving film, full of simplicity and charm.

"The picture is a strong social document in its study of the perplexed conditions of a submerged native population ruled by the whites in South Africa.

"More particularly, Cry is the story of a simple, native Negro country preacher (Canada Lee), who goes to the big city of Johannesburg to seek a missing sister and a wayward son, and who finds both in the crime-ridden, slum elements of the city.

"Lee's performance, restrained and underplayed, is a rich, heartwarming portrayal, dominating the film. Sidney Poitier is manly and striking as a young Negro preacher."

Paton adapted his novel for the screen.