Talk:The Next Voice You Hear...

Rewritten per WP policy

The &section title is the message. Lycurgus (talk) 10:07, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Also, there's no CSD tag so that part the hangon tag is a misdirection. 74.78.162.229 (talk) 10:13, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Differences in perspectives since the early 1950s

Additionally, I'd like to comment that the text I removed asserting that the voice is not heard as a result of censorship conflates two distinct, and equally anachronistic perspectives. One is the notion of censorship and propaganda for established viewpoints. It's true that this film reflects such propaganda but it's in a sincere and uncynical way unlike what would be the case in the current day, so the censorship would have been considered unnecessary . The other is that in the time this film was made and released, popular media were vastly more reality oriented and depictions of unreal situations were far less common. The lack of a heard voice reflects what would have worked for audiences in the early 50's. When god was given a voice it generally came from canonical scriptures (e.g. to Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956 film)). I can assure you that the fact that the voice is not heard is very much part of the fabric of the production's intent. 72.228.150.44 (talk) 00:08, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Plot

I came to this article to find out what this movie was about. The information provided is not sufficient. While the premise is given, the plot is not. I haven't seen the movie, so I can not provide this information. Can someone do that? Mellie107 (talk) 20:45, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Character names of the cast members who receive billing are indicated in the opening credits

It may be noted that, in the film's opening credits, seven cast members are listed along with character names and, in the case of "Joe Smith, American" and "Johnny Smith, their son", descriptions. Below is a reproduction of the form in which the cast is depicted:

Metro Goldwyn Mayer

"...neither was the Word of the Lord yet revealed unto him."               First Book of Samuel                      Chapter III, Verse 7

THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR... COPYRIGHT MCML in U.S.A. BY LOEW'S INCORPORATED ALL RIGHTS TO THIS MOTION PICTURE RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS PASSED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW METRO GOLDWYN MAYER              PRODUCED                      BY LOEW'S INCORPORATED

JAMES                                   NANCY WHITMORE                         DAVIS             as                                                    as Joe Smith, American         Mrs. Joe Smith

with GARY GRAY                                   LILLIAN BRONSON                                     as                                                 as Johnny Smith,                                         Aunt Ethel     their son       ART SMITH                                   TOM D'ANDREA                                    as                                                                  as Mr. Brannan                                       Hap Magee                                         JEFF COREY                                                         as                                                                                             Freddie

                                                                                                      No names are listed in the end credits.                                 Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 00:11, 6 June 2023 (UTC)