Screen test for Native Son: Richard Wright as Bigger Thomas

A screen test for "Native Son" with Richard Wright as Bigger Thomas in three scenes, two takes each and a running time of approximately seven and a half minutes, from 1948.

[@icecreamladydream]

Richard Wright is one of the best writers that ever lived! He is one of my heros.Brilliant!

[@bakundaivan632]

Great performance Wright

[@rasmur1]

I thought Richard Wright was pretty mean as Bigger. I enjoyed his performance.

[@tanyablackman5898]

Tvhaank the Loving Universal CREATOR for the perseverance of film, and All Else😇🙏😁!! Richard Wright made a Life, despite the life he was born into!!! Now that's the meaning of Struggle!!!

[@alexismiles202]

The first two tests were ok, but when he did scenes with other people it just came off as if he was above Acting and assumed it didn't take much effort to create a character...it just looks rushed and predicted, he disregarded the nuance in creating a role. He did have a fearlessness but he didn't take time to ask why I am doing what I'm doing as a character....

[@sicklygreyfoot]

Acting certainly wasn't his strong suit.

[@dedrickmcconnell621]

Could have cashed Sidney Potier, Ossie Davis, Harry Belafonte, or done it earlier with Canada Lee!