The Challenge

TV Movie
1955
30m

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A school bus driver (Jack Warden) is fired by the local school board when he refuses to sign a loyalty oath. This was a pilot for a proposed anthology series that didn't sell.A school bus driver (Jack Warden) is fired by the local school board when he refuses to sign a loyalty oath. This was a pilot for a proposed anthology series that didn't sell.A school bus driver (Jack Warden) is fired by the local school board when he refuses to sign a loyalty oath. This was a pilot for a proposed anthology series that didn't sell.

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This pilot film was co-produced and funded in part by The Fund for the Republic, which was affiliated with The Ford Foundation.

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7/10

Strangely Relevant

In another time I might not have rated this so highly, but in January of 2021 this film is strangely relevant. Change the subject matter a little and the arguments that take place at the climax could have happened yesterday. The message of the piece was at risk of coming off as sermonizing, but the acting was strong enough that it never felt that way to me. The concept of the ending is original.