The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Paul GreenScreenplay
Cast
- Richard BarthelmessMarvin Blake
- Dorothy JordanBetty Wright
- Bette DavisMadge Norwood
- Hardie AlbrightRoland Neal
- David LandauTom Blake
- Berton ChurchillLane Norwood
- Dorothy PetersonLilly Blake
- Russell SimpsonUncle Joe
- Tully MarshallSlick
- Henry B. WalthallEph Clinton
- Edmund BreeseHolmes Scott
- John MarstonRussell Carter
Stills
Themes
daughterbased on novel or booksouthern usasoneducationtenantpovertyblack and whiteconfrontationpre-codesocial justicelynch mob