Emphasis Preaching Journal
A story for mean-spirited times
Commentary
In the decade of the 50s, when one biblical epic after another came out of Hollywood, 20th Century Fox produced the story of Ruth. This was a period in film making that the Christian Century dubbed "the biblical misrepresentation cycle." The biblical story was altered. Samuel G. Engel, the producer, felt the biblical story was weak because he thought it was really the story of Naomi and because in the story the course of love ran too smoothly. To add more popular interest he created a character to rival Boaz for the hand of Ruth.
