Paul Robeson considered Jericho one of his most positive accomplishments in projecting a screen image of a Black man with courage, honor, self-sacrifice and intelligence who achieves success and happiness. Robeson's first British film, Sanders of the River, ended up being an embarrassment for the actor, its story turning into a celebration of British colonialism. Robeson felt betrayed by the production team and sought without success to buy all circulating prints. As a result, Robeson demanded artistic control over the final cut of this film. For example, the ending was to be that Jericho, homesick, agrees to help clear the captain's name in the United States. After their plane crashes in the desert, Jericho dies trying to save Captain Mack. Instead, Robeson simply requested that the movie end with the captain flying off alone.
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A World War I American troopship is torpedoed, and many soldiers are trapped below the deck. Jericho Jackson (Robeson), a medical student drafted into the war, heroically saves the trapped men, in defiance of his superior's orders to abandon ship, but accidentally kills the officer in the melee. Despite his heroism, Jericho is court-martialed for refusing orders. Embittered, he escapes. Captain Mack is held responsible for his escape and court-martialed.
Jericho ends up in North Africa, where he meets the Tuareg people. When he uses his medical skills to heal the sick, the Tuareg welcome Jericho into their tribe, and he marries and raises a family. He eventually becomes the Tuaregs' leader. He leads his people to victory over rivals and brings peace and unity to the region through which the Tuareg trek annually to trade for salt. When an anthropology film crew's coverage of the salt trek is shown in London, Captain Mack spots Jericho and vows to track him down. However, when the captain sees how much good Jericho has done for his adopted people, he relents and flies away alone.
jericho, 1937, film, jericho, 1937, british, drama, film, directed, thornton, freeland, starring, paul, robeson, henry, wilcoxon, wallace, ford, released, with, alternative, title, dark, sands, jerichoa, poster, with, film, alternative, title, dark, sandsdirec. Jericho is a 1937 British drama film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Paul Robeson Henry Wilcoxon and Wallace Ford It was released in the US with the alternative title Dark Sands JerichoA poster with the film s alternative title Dark SandsDirected byThornton FreelandWritten byGeorge BarraudWalter FutterProduced byWalter FutterStarringPaul RobesonCinematographyJohn W BoyleEdited byEdward B JarvisMusic byVan PhillipsDistributed byCapitol FilmsRelease dates23 August 1937 UK 16 August 1938 USA Running time75 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish Paul Robeson considered Jericho one of his most positive accomplishments in projecting a screen image of a Black man with courage honor self sacrifice and intelligence who achieves success and happiness Robeson s first British film Sanders of the River ended up being an embarrassment for the actor its story turning into a celebration of British colonialism Robeson felt betrayed by the production team and sought without success to buy all circulating prints As a result Robeson demanded artistic control over the final cut of this film For example the ending was to be that Jericho homesick agrees to help clear the captain s name in the United States After their plane crashes in the desert Jericho dies trying to save Captain Mack Instead Robeson simply requested that the movie end with the captain flying off alone Plot editA World War I American troopship is torpedoed and many soldiers are trapped below the deck Jericho Jackson Robeson a medical student drafted into the war heroically saves the trapped men in defiance of his superior s orders to abandon ship but accidentally kills the officer in the melee Despite his heroism Jericho is court martialed for refusing orders Embittered he escapes Captain Mack is held responsible for his escape and court martialed Jericho ends up in North Africa where he meets the Tuareg people When he uses his medical skills to heal the sick the Tuareg welcome Jericho into their tribe and he marries and raises a family He eventually becomes the Tuaregs leader He leads his people to victory over rivals and brings peace and unity to the region through which the Tuareg trek annually to trade for salt When an anthropology film crew s coverage of the salt trek is shown in London Captain Mack spots Jericho and vows to track him down However when the captain sees how much good Jericho has done for his adopted people he relents and flies away alone Cast editPaul Robeson Cpl Jericho Jackson Henry Wilcoxon Capt Mack Wallace Ford Mike Clancy Kouka Gara John Laurie Hassan James Carew Maj J R Barnes Lawrence Brown Pvt Face Rufus Fennell Sgt Gamey Ike Hatch Pvt Tag Frank Cram Col Lake Frank Cochrane Agouba George Barraud Explorer Frederick Cooper Explorer Henry Aubin Explorer Eugene Cozier Mick Jackson uncredited Charles Farrell Sergeant on Guard uncredited Peter Gawthorne Court Martial President uncredited Danny Green Sergeant uncredited External links editJericho at IMDb nbsp Dark Sands Elcinema com nbsp This article related to a British film of the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jericho 1937 film amp oldid 1190957645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
