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?
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Zachary Scott
Sam Tucker
Known for
Mildred Pierce
The Young One
Betty Field
Nona Tucker
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Birdman of Alcatraz
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J. Carrol Naish
Devers
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House of Frankenstein
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Beulah Bondi
Granny Tucker
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
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Percy Kilbride
W. Harmie
Known for
Fallen Angel
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Charles Kemper
Tim
Known for
Scarlet Street
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Blanche Yurka
Mama Tucker
Known for
A Tale of Two Cities
The Furies
Norman Lloyd
Finlay
Known for
Dead Poets Society
St. Elsewhere
Estelle Taylor
Lizzie
Known for
Cimarron
The Ten Commandments
Paul Harvey
Ruston
Known for
Spellbound
Calamity Jane
Noreen Nash
Becky Devers
Also in
Phantom from Space
Giant
Paul E. Burns
Uncle Pete Tucker
Known for
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Jean Renoir Director · Nunnally Johnson Writer William Faulkner Writer
United States release April 30, 1945 · Produced in United States · Production United Artists, David L. Loew Productions
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Jean Renoir Productions
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United Artists
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David L. Loew Productions
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Loew-Hakim
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United Artists Pictures
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · April 30, 1945
Theatrical
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