During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-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.
Stars: Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale
Crew: Curtis Bernhardt (Director), A.I. Bezzerides (Screenplay), Theodore Pratt (Story), Kenneth Gamet (Adaptation), Hal B. Wallis (Executive Producer), Robert M. Haas (Art Direction)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
Runtime: 90 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 30, 1942
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:monopoly, great depression, hitchhiker, migrant farmworker, farmer, lynch mob, framed for murder
