Tortilla Flat

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Tortilla Flat

film by Fleming [1942]

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Victor Fleming
The 1940s
…solid adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat, but Tracy’s portrayal of a gruff fisherman was less effective there than in Captains Courageous. Tracy returned for A Guy Named Joe (1943), costarring with Irene Dunne in an overlong but often moving love story.
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…solid adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat, but Tracy’s portrayal of a gruff fisherman was less effective there than in Captains Courageous. Tracy returned for A Guy Named Joe (1943), costarring with Irene Dunne in an overlong but often moving love story.
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John Garfield
…The Sea Wolf (1941), and Tortilla Flat (1942). A mild heart attack kept the actor from military service during World War II; fully recovered, he entertained troops and appeared in several war-themed films, the best of which was Pride of the Marines (1945).
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…The Sea Wolf (1941), and Tortilla Flat (1942). A mild heart attack kept the actor from military service during World War II; fully recovered, he entertained troops and appeared in several war-themed films, the best of which was Pride of the Marines (1945).
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