Storm Center (Imprint Collection #155)
Directed and co-scripted by Daniel Taradash (From Here To Eternity), this reflection on the rights and responsibilities of citizens was a timely response to Anti-Communist sentiment in the 1950's.
A small town librarian (Bette Davis) stands up to local pressure to remove a controversial book from the shelves – on principal, not out of sympathy for its perspective.
Also co-stars Brian Keith (Tight Spot, and TV's A Family Affair) and Kim Hunter (A Streetcar Named Desire).
Critic Review:
- " A document of its times, this film is a much needed work of faith and hope. Its aesthetic, social and human values will appeal to sensible people as a healthy and welcome antidote to the usual Hollywood “fare.”" – George N. Fenin (Film Culture)