The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and juke-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Curtis BernhardtDirector
- A.I. BezzeridesScreenplay
- Adolph DeutschOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ann SheridanLola Mears
- Ronald ReaganSteve Talbot
- Richard WhorfDanny Frazier
- George TobiasNick Garcos, the Greek
- Gene LockhartHenry Madden
- Alan HaleYippee 'Yip'
- Betty BrewerSkeeter
- Howard Da SilvaCully
- Donald MacBride'Muckeye' John
- Willard RobertsonMister Just
- Faye EmersonViolet 'Murph' Murphy
- Willie BestJo-Mo
Stills
Themes
floridastrong womanmonopolyfarm workergreat depressionhitchhikermigrant farmworkerfarmerlabor organizerchildhood friendslynch mobtaxi dancer