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The Quiet One- Award Winning (1948)

This is a must watch documentary which was among the 10 Best Films, 1948-49 New York Times. Best Documentary Feature nominee, 1948 Academy Awards. Best Story and Screenplay nominee, 1949 Academy Awards. Best Picture nominee, 1949 National Board of Review. Director: Sidney Meyers. The story of a lonely young boy growing up in Harlem. Using a semi-documentary technique, the film-makers realistically capture the hostile environment which leads the boy to delinquency.