The old pawn shop

Canada Free Press ^ | Sunday, February 5, 2006 | John Burtis

[Anne_Conn]

Rod Serling was the master of the black and white screen, his sets were superb, and somewhere among his productions I remember a pawn shop. This small inconspicuous establishment featured dusty, almost opaque windows, where all manner of musical instruments hung in plain sight, along with other dim and unidentifiable items.

[rabidralph]

And, then?

[starfish923]

The Pawnbroker
Holocaust memory story

[starfish923]

Really, REALLY depressing story.
Rod Steiger won an academy award for his performance....I think.

[originalbuckeye]

Publish the entire Barrett Report! NOW!

[starfish923]

Rod Serling's redition was just as depressing, as I recall.

I used to like the Twilight Zone until one day I got tired of the constant depression and negativity of his plays. [I think I grew up and discovered that money DIDN'T grow on trees, the government wasn't the source of ALL and JFK'S "Camelot" was really "Stink-a-lot."]

They don't wear well, after all these years, imho.

[IronJack]

I read the book (by Edward Lewis Wallant) long before I ever knew The Pawnbroker was a movie. Believe me, the book is every bit as depressing and bleak.

[nothingnew]

Pretty verbose, but a good read none the less. Thanks.

FMCDH(BITS)