Zachary Scott and Betty Field are Sam and Nona Tucker. You'll recognize Percy Kilbride... he was Pa Kettle, in a thousand Ma & Pa Kettle films. In the story, the tuckers have always worked for others, but they decide to work their own land, farming cotton. It's a man versus nature story. Like moby dick. Or maybe the story of Job getting tested in the bible. Granny is played by beulah bondi... was nominated for two films i'm not familiar with, Human Hearts and Gorgeous Hussy. And of course, was in Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Scott was famously one of joan crawford's film husbands in Mildred Pierce. Southerner and mildred were the third and fourth film roles for him! Sadly, scott died quite young at 51 of a brain tumor. It's good! Family fights to survive, in spite of all the odds. Imdb tells us this was filmed from september to november of 1944, when most folks were off to war, so scott was borrowed from warner brothers to make a united artists film..was nominated for three oscars: sound, music, and director: Jean Renoir. Based on the book Hold Autumn in your Hand, by George Perry.
Review of The Southerner
