Hedy Lamarr is miscast as Joan (yes, of Arc) in one of the few other key parts, some of the ‘stars’ being on and off the screen so rapidly as to go unrecognized. Now that lively, well-illustrated non-fiction books for all. Among his most beloved are The Story of America.
He was beloved by the public during his lifetime as an engaging, energetic interpreter of the arts and humanities. Hendrik Willem van Loon received worldwide acclaim for the many books that he both wrote and illustrated.
Peter Lorre brings some conviction to the role of Nero, Dennis Hopper is moodily appropriate as Napoleon and Virginia Mayo looks the part of Cleopatra. Hendrik Willem van Loon (January 14, 1882-March 11, 1944), a Dutch-American author and illustrator, was the first winner of the Newbery Medal for The Story of Mankind. Ronald Colman is a dignified personification of the Spirit of Man and Vincent Price is the sophisticated, sneering embodiment of Old Scratch. In the dreary cataloguing of man’s crimes against humanity, the Devil makes a much better case.īest of the portrayals is Agnes Moorehead’s Queen Elizabeth and Cedric Hardwicke turns in a good performance as the High Judge. To reach a decision, the tribunal permits both the Devil and the Spirit of Man to give evidence as to man’s fitness to continue. The problem is whether to halt the scheduled explosion and thereby save mankind or let it go off and exterminate the human race. Written almost one hundred years ago (in 1921), it still provides a good introduction for anyone wanting to take their first steps into learning about many of the events that shaped the world that we live in today. As a peg on which to hang the panorama, screenplay convokes the ‘High Tribunal of Outer Space’ upon news that man has discovered the Super-H bomb 60 years too soon. The Story of Mankind by Hendrik van Loon is the perfect companion to get you started on and interested in world history.
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