{"id":3978,"date":"2007-08-20T20:06:10","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T03:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3978"},"modified":"2021-01-14T14:09:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T21:09:23","slug":"story-of-mankind-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3978","title":{"rendered":"Story of Mankind, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Whatever our sins, whatever our shortcomings, we believe the good deeds done by man on Earth far outweigh the bad &#8212; thereby earning him the right to survive.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Poster.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen the Super H-Bomb is developed on Earth, a heavenly tribunal is called to determine whether humanity should be allowed to survive. The devil (Vincent Price) argues that humans are inherently corrupt, while the &#8220;spirit of mankind&#8221; (Ronald Colman) tries his best to defend them.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agnes Moorehead Films<\/li>\n<li>Cesar Romero Films<\/li>\n<li>Charles Coburn Films<\/li>\n<li>Courtroom Drama<\/li>\n<li>Dennis Hopper Films<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Hedy Lamarr Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>John Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Marie Windsor Films<\/li>\n<li>Marx Brothers<\/li>\n<li>Peter Lorre Films<\/li>\n<li>Ronald Colman Films<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Price Films<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Mayo Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s difficult to describe just how awful this infamous historical drama &#8212; written and directed by Irwin Allen &#8212; really is. Loosely based on Henrik van Loon&#8217;s 1921 book (notable for winning the first Newbery Medal for children&#8217;s literature), it presents Anglo-centric highlights of humanity from &#8220;the dawn of time&#8221; to the 20th century &#8212; all portrayed by a cast of well-known actors and actresses who should have known better than to sign up for this particular gig. Only Vincent Price (always suitable in campily bad ventures) emerges relatively unscathed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price5-1024x792.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"495\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price5-1024x792.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price5-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price5-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price5-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price5-349x270.png 349w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price5.png 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One feels simply awful, however, for Ronald Colman (trying his best in what would be his final performance):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Colman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Colman-1024x795.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"497\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Colman-1024x795.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Colman-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Colman-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Colman-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Colman-348x270.png 348w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Colman.png 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Peter Lorre (looking truly verklempt in his brief cameo as Nero). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lorre2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lorre2-1024x791.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lorre2-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lorre2-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lorre2-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lorre2-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lorre2-350x270.png 350w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lorre2.png 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s well-known that Allen made ample use of discarded stock footage:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Stock.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Stock-1024x783.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Stock-1024x783.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Stock-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Stock-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Stock-768x588.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Stock-353x270.png 353w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Stock.png 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; scads of money were likely still spent on the creation of so many different sets and costumes; nonetheless, everything looks impossibly cheap and cheesy. Indeed, once Groucho Marx (as a Puritan!) appears on the scene: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Groucho.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Groucho-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Groucho-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Groucho-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Groucho-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Groucho-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Groucho-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Groucho.png 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; any semblance of historical sobriety is blown out the window. It suddenly struck me that <em>The Story of Mankind<\/em> might be successful as a comedic play (where low-budget, non-realistic sets are the norm); as a film, however &#8212; especially one grappling with such a heady issue as mankind&#8217;s ultimate fate &#8212; it bombs, big time, in every way possible. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This turkey is included &#8212; appropriately enough &#8212; in Harry Medved&#8217;s 1978 book <em>The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)<\/em>, where he describes <em>Mankind <\/em>thus: &#8220;Fifty-five seconds before the title of the film appears, the names of twenty-five stars are flashed separately on the screen in huge block letters, accompanied by fanfare and drumbeat. The viewer braces himself, expecting the worst &#8212; and he will not be disappointed.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vincent Price as &#8220;Mr. Scratch&#8221; (the devil)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price3-1024x802.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"501\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price3-1024x802.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price3-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price3-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price3-768x602.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price3-345x270.png 345w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Price3.png 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A truly bizarre all-star cast &#8212; including Virginia Mayo as Cleopatra:\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Mayo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Mayo-1024x794.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Mayo-1024x794.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Mayo-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Mayo-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Mayo-768x595.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Mayo-348x270.png 348w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Mayo.png 1315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Hedy Lamarr as Joan of Arc:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lamarr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lamarr-1024x800.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lamarr-1024x800.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lamarr-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lamarr-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lamarr-768x600.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lamarr-346x270.png 346w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Lamarr.png 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Harpo Marx as (the harp playing?) Sir Isaac Newton:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Harpo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Harpo-1024x796.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Harpo-1024x796.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Harpo-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Harpo-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Harpo-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Harpo-348x270.png 348w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Harpo.png 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Agnes Moorehead as Queen Elizabeth:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Moorehead.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Moorehead-1024x783.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Moorehead-1024x783.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Moorehead-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Moorehead-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Moorehead-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Moorehead-353x270.png 353w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Moorehead.png 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Dennis Hopper as Napoleon (actually giving the best performance of the bunch):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Hopper.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Hopper-1024x797.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Hopper-1024x797.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Hopper-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Hopper-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Hopper-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Hopper-347x270.png 347w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Story-of-Mankind-Hopper.png 1315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply for its status as a cult classic, and one of the &#8220;50 worst films of all time.&#8221; But I hesitate to recommend such a tedious bore. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0051016\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockcinemamagazine.com\/story.html\">Shock Cinema Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/story-of-mankind-1957.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Whatever our sins, whatever our shortcomings, we believe the good deeds done by man on Earth far outweigh the bad &#8212; thereby earning him the right to survive.&#8221; Synopsis: When the Super H-Bomb is developed on Earth, a heavenly tribunal is called to determine whether humanity should be allowed to survive. The devil (Vincent Price) argues that humans are inherently corrupt, while the &#8220;spirit of mankind&#8221; (Ronald Colman) tries his best to defend them. 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