{"id":50257,"date":"2020-08-15T15:56:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T22:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50257"},"modified":"2021-01-23T15:27:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T22:27:27","slug":"kid-from-cleveland-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50257","title":{"rendered":"The Kid From Cleveland (1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Johnny&#8217;s a normal American boy, and he wanted to see the game today. I&#8217;m glad I made that possible.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-50261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Poster-180x270.jpg 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Poster.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a sports broadcaster (George Brent) finds a juvenile delinquent (Russ Tamblyn) hiding out in Cleveland Stadium, he introduces him to members of the Cleveland Indians and takes him home for the night. Upon learning that Johnny (Tamblyn) &#8212; whose dad died in the war &#8212; is having a rough time with his mom (Ann Doran) and stepfather (Louis Jean Heydt), Brent and his wife (Lynn Bari) are willing to take their care and guidance a step farther; but is Johnny&#8217;s behavior really the result of a rough home life, or deeper secrets?\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>Baseball<\/li>\n<li>George Brent Films<\/li>\n<li>Juvenile Delinquents<\/li>\n<li>Russ Tamblyn Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s safe to assume that Peary included this obscure social-drama in his <em>GFTFF<\/em> given its ethnographic glimpse into <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cleveland_Indians\">a World Series-winning baseball team<\/a>. (Most of the footage is from news reels, though the players do show up on screen.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Player.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Player.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Player.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Player-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Player-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Player-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The majority of the storyline focuses on the drama of Johnny, an &#8220;all American&#8221; boy acting out against his new stepfather in ways that seem destined to land him in juvenile detention (or worse). To the film&#8217;s credit, there&#8217;s plenty of authentic tension around what will happen next with Johnny &#8212; starting with a plot twist early on, and ending with an unexpected conclusion. However, the entire affair is handled and acted with far too much earnest heavy-handedness to recommend. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography3.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kid-From-Cleveland-Cinematography3-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must-see for Cleveland Indians fans or those curious to see Tamblyn in his first credited screen role. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0041545\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1949\/09\/05\/archives\/the-kid-from-cleveland-with-members-of-indians-baseball-team-opens.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-kid-from-cleveland\/review\/103125\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Johnny&#8217;s a normal American boy, and he wanted to see the game today. I&#8217;m glad I made that possible.&#8221; Synopsis: When a sports broadcaster (George Brent) finds a juvenile delinquent (Russ Tamblyn) hiding out in Cleveland Stadium, he introduces him to members of the Cleveland Indians and takes him home for the night. Upon learning that Johnny (Tamblyn) &#8212; whose dad died in the war &#8212; is having a rough time with his mom (Ann Doran) and stepfather (Louis Jean&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50257\"> 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-50257","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\/50257","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=50257"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65390,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50257\/revisions\/65390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}