Salt of the Earth

At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.

• Herbert J. BibermanDirector
• Michael WilsonWriter
• Sol KaplanOriginal Music Composer

• Rosaura RevueltasEsperanza Quintero
• Juan ChacónRamon Quintero
• Will GeerSheriff
• David BauerBarton
• Mervin WilliamsHartwell
• David SarvisAlexander
• Clinton JencksFrank Barnes
• Virginia JencksRuth Barnes
• Henrietta WilliamsTeresa Vidal
• Ernesto VelázquezCharley Vidal
• Ángela SánchezConsuelo Ruiz
• Joe T. MoralesSal Ruiz