Ronald Colman
The Spirit of Man
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The Story of Mankind: Directed by Irwin Allen. With Ronald Colman, Hedy Lamarr, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx. The Devil and the Spirit of Man argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
Written for Van Loon's children, The Story of Mankind tells in brief chapters the history of Western civilization, beginning with primitive man, covering the development of writing, art, and architecture, the rise of major religions, and the formation of the modern nation-state.
Plot. Scientists have developed a weapon called the Super H-bomb that can exterminate the human race. A high tribunal in the Great Court of Outer Space is convened to decide whether divine intervention should be allowed to stop the bomb's detonation.
Jan 25, 2013 · THE STORY OF MANKIND HIGH Up in the North in the land called Svithjod, there stands a rock. It is a hundred miles high and a hundred miles wide. Once every thousand years a little bird comes to this rock to sharpen its beak. When the rock has thus been worn away, then a single day of eternity will have gone by.
The Story of Mankind (1957) was an ambitious project by producer/director/writer Irwin Allen; a fantasy film about an alien tribunal who review the history of humanity as they decide whether or not to intervene when scientists on Earth create a super-bomb and are likely to detonate it. Loosely based on the 1921 best-seller of the same name by ...
Dec 1, 1996 · In Children's History. In Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923. In Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading. In Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society. In Browsing: History - General. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
With man's invention of the 'Super H-Bomb', an other-worldly court sits in judgment as to whether mankind should be saved from itself or simply be destroyed by its own hand. Representing the argument in favor of destruction is Mr. Scratch, the Devil, while man is represented by the Spirit of Man.
