Posted on 08/16/2019 5:58:16 PM PDT by simpson96
Scene from the 1960 movie "Wild River" (20th Century Fox) directed by Elia Kazan. The story is about the Tennessee Valley Authority's efforts to seize the home and land of an elderly lady (Jo Van Fleet) who resists eviction from her property. In this scene, she uses a metaphor to illustrate what Eminent Domain often means, despite the euphemistic description of it as 'buying' private property for public (or other) use. The target of her metaphor is one of her sharecroppers (played by Robert Earl Jones) whose dog ('Old Blue') she demands he sell to her. In the background, a TVA 'negotiator' (Montgomery Clift) sent to coax her into giving up her land, watches and listens.
Eminent Domain - scene from the film "wild River" (1960)
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That is an incredible piece of acting, and a powerful statement for those that support eminent domain.
GREAT scene.
One of my favorite films. The scene with Lee Remick and Montgomery Clift in her old house that she hadn’t lived in since her husband died is film at its finest.
This is a great clip to share with thugs who support mandatory gun “buy backs”. My land, my dog, and my guns are not for sale at any price - certainly not to those who demand that I sell.
Both Lee Remick and Montgomery Clift did superb jobs in that flick. A shame that Remick died waaay too young.
Hollywood never forgave Eliah Kazah for turning on his communist friends. It is for that reason I made it a point to see most of his movies. They are all good.
The thugs never mention how it is they can “buy back” a thing they never owned in the first place...
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