The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's condition while living with the secret that she killed her abusive husband in order to protect her children from him.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles BrabinDirector
- Florence RyersonScreenplay
- Zelda SearsScreenplay
- William AxtOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mady ChristiansNaomi Trice, aka Naomi Stroud
- Jean ParkerRosanne Stroud, aka Rosanne Trice
- Charles BickfordPat Naylor
- Betty FurnessYancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice
- William HenryCurtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice
- Jackie SearlCurtis as a Child
- Betty Jane GrahamYancey as a Child
- Marilyn HarrisRosanne as a Child
- Paul HarveyEd Trice
- Zelda SearsGram Teague
- Robert TaylorBill Renton
- Sterling HollowayPeter
Stills
Themes
swamp