The Southerner

The Southerner (1945)

Drama1 hour and 32 minutes
66%
User score

The picture that never lets go of your heart!

Description

Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?

Jean Renoir
Director, Writer
Hugo Butler
Adaptation
George Sessions Perry
Novel
Nunnally Johnson
Writer
William Faulkner
Writer

Actors

Zachary Scott
Zachary Scott
Sam Tucker
Betty Field
Betty Field
Nona Tucker
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish
Devers
Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi
Granny Tucker
Percy Kilbride
Percy Kilbride
W. Harmie
Charles Kemper
Charles Kemper
Tim
Blanche Yurka
Blanche Yurka
Mama Tucker
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd
Finlay
Estelle Taylor
Estelle Taylor
Lizzie
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Ruston
Noreen Nash
Noreen Nash
Becky Devers
Paul E. Burns
Paul E. Burns
Uncle Pete Tucker
Jay Gilpin
Jay Gilpin
Jottie Tucker
Jean Vanderwilt
Jean Vanderwilt
Daisy Tucker
Jack Norworth
Jack Norworth
Dr. White
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva
Bartender
Almira Sessions
Almira Sessions
Mrs. Burke (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
Rudy Bowman
Townsman (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Nora Bush
Townswoman (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Wheaton Chambers
Store Customer (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
texasmigrant farmworkerfarmersharecroppercotton picker