Professor John Sylvestus Applegate has been dismissed from his college teaching position for objecting too loudly to the predominant part that football and other sports play in the curriculum, and soon finds himself dead broke when publishers show no interest in the dry material he brings them. He meets a young boy, Laury, and his mother Sharon in the park and is quite taken with them.


Is it worth the watch? If you have a thing for black-and-white dramas that feel like they were pulled from a time capsule, sure. You'll probably enjoy it if you like stories about grumpy old men learning lessons. If you need pacing faster than a tortoise or modern stakes, you'll probably want to skip this one entirely....

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Frank R. Strayer

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"Is it worth the watch? If you have a thing for black-and-white dramas that feel like they were pulled from a time capsule, sure. You'll probably enjoy it if you like stories about grumpy old men learning lessons. If you need pacing faster than a tortoise or modern stakes, you'll probably want to skip this one entirely. It moves at its own speed, which is to say, it takes its sweet time getting anywhere. The whole premise of a guy losing his teaching gig because he hates sports is actually prett..."
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