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1. chelydra wrote: Copied from a photo taken of a theater lobby mural (since stolen) painted from a B&W still from the movie The Defiant Ones in 1977 or so. |
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2. chelydra wrote: It was amazing to see a black actor in regular movies who was not some kind of goofball clown. No telling how much Poitier may have contributed to civil rights movement just by acting like a grown man. |
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3. chelydra wrote: The black thing in the foreground is supposed to be SP's right foot. The thing he's hugging is the head and shoulders of a white guy he's been chained to for a while. |
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4. chelydra wrote: After their daring escape from a chain gang, and their inability to sever the remaining chains, they had to learn to get along. A bold message in 1958! |
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5. chelydra wrote: 5. When I wrote "right foot" I meant "right boot-sole". Peach-colored shape between SP's hand and boot is white guy's right hand, below which is SP's dungareed leg. |
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6. chelydra wrote: For $18.47 (USD) you can own a glossy B&W of the movie still I found in a book. https://www.ebay.com/itm/15476923519 5?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711- 53200-19255-0&campid=5338722076& amp;customid=&toolid=10050 |
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7. chelydra wrote: Here's a better shot of it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/15476923519 5?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711- 53200-19255-0&campid=5338722076& amp;customid=&toolid=10050 |
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8. indigo wrote: Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis. Great movie! Love all of Poitier's movies. Your picture and the poster... thumbs up! |
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