These movies made for churches, prisons, the military and other religious institutions were not meant to be entertainment. They were meant to teach a lesson in a way that would psychologically motivate the viewer to change their life or alter it in one way or another. This is a film about dealing with grief, other changes in life and coming to terms of peace. Charles Russell is an attorney whose son is tragically killed in an accident, and he decides to go visit his missionary doctor brother, DeForrest Kelley, to find some peace. While overseas, he faces more than just awakenings over his own life but the world around him which is much more dangerous outside of his back yard.
At only 42 minutes, there's really not enough time for a thorough character development or for the plot to be fully dramatized so you are only getting the shell of a story. The Protestant film commission had just begun to make movies like this so this was one of their earlier works and definitely experimental in nature. Hollywood actors Douglas Dumbrille and Pierre Watkin, along with Trudy Marshall as the wife who witnesses the accident and ends up in the hospital afterwards, can't really make things work when the details aren't there. In fact, Marshall's reaction to her son's death should have gotten more play than it did. Rather disappointing, and not utilizing a strong plot or message or realistic advice on how to deal with such ordeals in life.
At only 42 minutes, there's really not enough time for a thorough character development or for the plot to be fully dramatized so you are only getting the shell of a story. The Protestant film commission had just begun to make movies like this so this was one of their earlier works and definitely experimental in nature. Hollywood actors Douglas Dumbrille and Pierre Watkin, along with Trudy Marshall as the wife who witnesses the accident and ends up in the hospital afterwards, can't really make things work when the details aren't there. In fact, Marshall's reaction to her son's death should have gotten more play than it did. Rather disappointing, and not utilizing a strong plot or message or realistic advice on how to deal with such ordeals in life.
