Storyline First-time teacher Jane Richards (Dorothy Dandridge) is troubled
to learn that one of her students, C.T. Young (Philip Hepburn), has a
history of taking two years to complete each grade. Although everyone
else has given up on him, Jane resolves to get him through the fourth
grade on a normal schedule. Gradually, she makes
some headway, only to watch C.T. backslide when a friend and fellow
student (Barbara Ann Sanders) suddenly dies. Jane, nevertheless, refuses
to give up.
Storyline When a revolt occurs, Dandridge as a marginalized person tries to stay uninvolved, even though she has some attraction to the revolt leader Tamango. She is not really liked by the African captives as she has "given" herself to the white captain and is, of course, a slave to the white crew members. Curt Jurgens, as a slave ship captain is obviously not the nicest person in the world, but seems to have some genuine affection for Aichie and treats her comparatively well. Aichie has suppressed bitter resentment about her slave origins and treatment by former masters, but still has hopes for a possible future with Jurgens, even after she finds out he has plans to wed a white woman and live in Holland. However, when confronted, he claims he will stay with Aichie and even make her a free woman. When the revolt begins she is forced to make a decision one where her loyalties lie; with the captain or with the slaves.
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