Did You Hear About The Time I Saw My Dad Cry At The Movies?

Archie Brown's dad, Orel, did not cry. He was from the generaton that taught that men don't do that. So the night Archie saw his dad crying over a movie was indeed memorable for him.

Archie was 17, and had a date that night. He had taken Avis to see the new James Stewart movie, Shenandoah. It was a great movie, and became one of Archie's all time favotites. It is a the story of a family in Virginia in the days of the Civil War. It has lots of beautiful scenery, some good action sequences and several very touching scenes about a man, much like Orel. The final scene shows a man and his son he thought was dead being reunited.

When the lights in the theater went up, Archie saw his dad. He had not known his dad was coming to the theater that night, so he was already a bit surprised. But when he saw Orel take out his handkerchief and wipe his eyes as he stood up, he was amazed. It was the first time he had seen his father crying. Archie kept that image in his mind for the rest of his days!