A trail of lies, secrets, and racial prejudice is uncovered when a pair of journalists investigates the murder of a white doctor by an African-American woman. Based on a true case in 1952, this suspenseful drama poses questions of fairness and justice in a small Florida town.
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.[A] blues background enhanced the mood and complemented the text. -- Karne Harris and Barbara Baskin, Booklist, June 1/15, 1999
Ruby McCollum is an emotionally strong dramatization, based on an actual case, about Southern rural racial animus in the 1950s. It features a top-notch cast and script -- Barbara Baskin, Booklist, June 1/15, 1999
Ruby McCollum is an emotionally strong dramatization, based on an actual case, about Southern rural racial animus in the 1950s. It features a top-notch cast and script -- Barbara Baskin, Booklist, June 1/15, 1999
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In 1952, Ruby McCollum was found guilty of murdering her doctor, who was loved by almost everyone in town. Ruby was a black woman--the doctor a white man--and unequal justice allowed her no recourse from the death penalty. The story is told by a multitude of actors who eventually find their intimacy with one another as the play moves on. The first tape is uneven in sound and surrounding acoustics. The sound effects and music overwhelm the spoken word, and the technical imperfections detract from the sincerity of the actors. Keep listening, though, because the technicians lose their gusto as the story moves on, and the rest of the performance is worthwhile. J.P. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Another Fine Production,
By Art "Wise Owl" (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ruby McCollum (Library Edition Audio CDs) (Audio CD)
LA Theatre Works is known for its quality radio play productions, and this is no exception. Based upon the investigative journalism of William Bradford Huie, who visited Live Oak after the first murder trial of Ruby McCollum, the radio play follows Huie as he navigates the slippery slopes of Southern politics and the good old boys who run the liquor and control the gambling in the small north Florida town. While the radio play takes liberties with the facts, it is dramatically sound and well produced. This purchase is truly worth the price for anyone wanting to sit back and enjoy a slice of life from the 50s, when society was not so simple as it is often believed to have been--especially for "coloreds."
Anyone who enjoys this radio play should visit the LA Theatre Works site and view this radio play's 1st anniversary interview with Dr. C. Arthur Ellis, Jr., who published the annotated transcript of the Ruby McCollum murder trial, and a followup work covering the investigative journalism of Zora Neale Hurston, who reported on the trial for the Pittaburgh Courier prior to Huie taking up the case upon McCollum's conviction. Zora Hurston And The Strange Case Of Ruby McCollum State of Florida vs. Ruby McCollum, Defendant
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