A film with political implications was On the Waterfront (1954). Karl Malden as Fr. Barry convinced Marlon Brando’s Terry Malloy to inform the authorities about union violence.Based on the work of Jesuit labor priest John Corridan among New York longshoremen, the movie displayed Catholic engagement with organized labor—at once supportive of its goals and critical of its corruption and communist influences.Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Jesuit Behind The Movie: "On The Waterfront"
A film with political implications was On the Waterfront (1954). Karl Malden as Fr. Barry convinced Marlon Brando’s Terry Malloy to inform the authorities about union violence.Based on the work of Jesuit labor priest John Corridan among New York longshoremen, the movie displayed Catholic engagement with organized labor—at once supportive of its goals and critical of its corruption and communist influences.
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