---
title: 'Bright Road (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gerald Mayer'
released: '1953-04-17'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bright-road-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045578/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bright Road (1953)

1953 · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Bright Road is a 1953 low-budget film adapted from the Christopher Award-winning short story "See How They Run" by Mary Elizabeth Vroman. Directed by Gerald Mayer and featuring a nearly all-black cast, the film stars Dorothy Dandridge as an idealistic first-year elementary school teacher trying to communicate with a problem student. The film is also notable as the first appearance by Harry Belafonte, who costars as the principal of the school.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gerald Mayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-mayer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rose)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alfred Gilks](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-gilks)

## Cast

- [Barbara Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-randolph)
- [Harry Belafonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-belafonte)
- [Dorothy Dandridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-dandridge)

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