Reagan and Sheridan had just come off the superb KINGS ROW and went from the sublime to the ridiculous with this one. Lots of action and a terrific acting job by Sheridan who almost, but not quite, takes this turkey out of the oven. Reagan and Whorf (who was so good as Sam Harris in YANKEE
DOODLE DANDY before becoming an excellent film and TV director) are Florida drifters who toil in the tomato fields. Lockhart owns the packing plant and is embroiled in a battle with Tobias who owns a small farm. Reagan sides with the growers, Whorf takes up the cudgel of the packers, and their
friendship falls apart at the seams. Sheridan is the hostess in a juke joint. She loves...
Released:
1942
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins