Stanley and Livingstone

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  • Stanley and Livingstone -- Fine dramatization of the 1871-72 trek into British East Africa made by New York reporter Henry M. Stanley (Spencer Tracy) to find missing missionary-explorer Livingstone (Cedric Hardwicke), then faces disbelief upon his return. Directed by Henry King, there's plenty of action from the opening in 1870 Wyoming, through the African safari sequences to the London meeting of the Royal Geographic Society, but the drama centers in first-rate performances of the title characters. Stylized violence, including scenes depicting the injustice of the slave trade. (A-I) (br) ( 1939 )




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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