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Drama

The Southerner

- The picture that never lets go of your heart!

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?

Release Date : 1945-04-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Jean Renoir ProductionsUnited ArtistsDavid L. Loew Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Zachary Scott

Character Name : Sam Tucker

Original Name : Zachary Scott

Gender : Male

Betty Field

Character Name : Nona Tucker

Original Name : Betty Field

Gender : Female

J. Carrol Naish

Character Name : Devers

Original Name : J. Carrol Naish

Gender : Male

Beulah Bondi

Character Name : Granny Tucker

Original Name : Beulah Bondi

Gender : Female

Percy Kilbride

Character Name : W. Harmie

Original Name : Percy Kilbride

Gender : Male

Charles Kemper

Character Name : Tim

Original Name : Charles Kemper

Gender : Male

Blanche Yurka

Character Name : Mama Tucker

Original Name : Blanche Yurka

Gender : Female

Norman Lloyd

Character Name : Finlay

Original Name : Norman Lloyd

Gender : Male

Estelle Taylor

Character Name : Lizzie

Original Name : Estelle Taylor

Gender : Female

Paul Harvey

Character Name : Ruston

Original Name : Paul Harvey

Gender : Male

Noreen Nash

Character Name : Becky Devers

Original Name : Noreen Nash

Gender : Female

Paul E. Burns

Character Name : Uncle Pete Tucker

Original Name : Paul E. Burns

Gender : Male

Jay Gilpin

Character Name : Jottie Tucker

Original Name : Jay Gilpin

Gender : Male

Jean Vanderwilt

Character Name : Daisy Tucker

Original Name : Jean Vanderwilt

Gender : Male

Jack Norworth

Character Name : Dr. White

Original Name : Jack Norworth

Gender : Male

Nestor Paiva

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Nestor Paiva

Gender : Male

Almira Sessions

Character Name : Mrs. Burke (uncredited)

Original Name : Almira Sessions

Gender : Female

Rudy Bowman

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Bowman

Gender : Male

Nora Bush

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Nora Bush

Gender : Female

Wheaton Chambers

Character Name : Store Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Wheaton Chambers

Gender : Male

Grace Christy

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Grace Christy

Gender : Male

Pearl S. Cooper

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Pearl S. Cooper

Gender : Female

Anne Cornwall

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne Cornwall

Gender : Female

Dorothy Granger

Character Name : Party Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Granger

Gender : Female

Earle Hodgins

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Earle Hodgins

Gender : Male

Al Kunde

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Kunde

Gender : Male

Ann Kunde

Character Name : Townswoman/Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann Kunde

Gender : Female

Russell Meeker

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Meeker

Gender : Male

Allen D. Sewall

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen D. Sewall

Gender : Male

Lucile Sewall

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lucile Sewall

Gender : Female

George Sowards

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Sowards

Gender : Male

Bunny Sunshine

Character Name : Little Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Bunny Sunshine

Gender : Male

Glen Walters

Character Name : Townswoman/Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Glen Walters

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-18

A family are quite literally tuckered out trying to farm for cotton when husband "Sam" (Zachary Scott) and his wife "Nona" (Betty Field) decide it's time to move with their two young children and start a life for themselves somewhere else. They alight on a rocky farmstead that centres on a ramshackle old house and decide that they are going to see if they can grow cotton there. Thing is, the terrain isn't ideal and their neighbour (J. Carrol Naish) is not the friendliest, so their travails are never going to be easy. Things are not helped when their young son "Jot" (Jay Gilpin) starts to suffer from the effects of malnutrition, and the doctor prescribes the ultimate in luxuries - a cow and some vegetables! Their work is all manual, they have none of the modern day tractors and seeding equipment and so, coupled with disease and a storm of almost biblical proportions, they don't have their problems to seek. Can they overcome these challenges, though? This is one of those stories about the human spirit. The couple are determined to face down the hardships and they get help and hindrance from those nearby as they struggle to fit into their new surroundings. It's probably Beulah Bondi's old "Granny' who steals the acting plaudits as she hitches up her skirts and rules the roost grumpily whilst the family wrestle with the rocks and the roof. Scott and Field gel quite well, too, as their work puts quite a strain on their family with no end in sight. It's perhaps his friend "Tim" (Charles Kemper) who best sums up their chosen lifestyle as something akin to: work yourself to the bone, year after year, then die! The production is quickly paced and effective at showing us just how tough subsistence farming was for the cotton picking population of hardy folks, and this has an authenticity to it that's worth a watch.