{"id":42756,"date":"2019-02-20T10:55:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T17:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42756"},"modified":"2020-12-10T23:21:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T06:21:53","slug":"pilgrimage-1933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42756","title":{"rendered":"Pilgrimage (1933)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;All right, son: if you love her, you can&#8217;t love me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-42764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Poster.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA domineering widow (Henrietta Crosman) is so disapproving of her son (Norman Foster) dating a girl (Marion Nixon) from &#8220;across the tracks&#8221; that she signs her son up to fight in World War I, where he&#8217;s killed. Years later, Crosman refuses to interact either with Nixon or her grandson (Jay Ward), but experiences a gradual change of heart when she travels to Europe as a Gold Star Mother.\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>John Ford Films<\/li>\n<li>Single Mothers<\/li>\n<li>Soldiers<\/li>\n<li>Widows and Widowers<\/li>\n<li>World War I<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis Fox Studios outing by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Ford_filmography\">ever-prolific John Ford<\/a> is notable for showcasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldstarmoms.com\/\">Gold Star Mothers<\/a> (an organization which first convened in 1928 to support mothers of soldiers killed during service), and for presenting a true Mother-From-Hell &#8212; albeit one who undergoes an enormous transformation thanks to a remarkably coincidental series of events later in the film. Ford&#8217;s sure directorial hand is in full evidence here, and Crosman gives a fine performance, but the storyline overall doesn&#8217;t quite work for me; we&#8217;re asked to invest in a character whose bullish behavior isn&#8217;t sufficiently explained or given any kind of back-story. Only Ford fans need seek this one out.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Henrietta Crosman as Mrs. Hannah Jessop<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Crossman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Crossman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Crossman.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Crossman-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Crossman-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marion Nixon as Mary<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Nixon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Nixon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Nixon.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Nixon-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Nixon-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography4.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography4-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pilgrimage-Cinematography4-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though Ford fans will want to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0024453\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/pilgrimage.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/86693\/pilgrimage#articles-reviews?articleId=182374\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;All right, son: if you love her, you can&#8217;t love me.&#8221; Synopsis: A domineering widow (Henrietta Crosman) is so disapproving of her son (Norman Foster) dating a girl (Marion Nixon) from &#8220;across the tracks&#8221; that she signs her son up to fight in World War I, where he&#8217;s killed. Years later, Crosman refuses to interact either with Nixon or her grandson (Jay Ward), but experiences a gradual change of heart when she travels to Europe as a Gold Star Mother&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42756\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42756"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56999,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42756\/revisions\/56999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}