Zachery Scott is “The Southerner” in Jean Renoir’s American classic
The Southerner (1945) is an American drama directed by Jean Renoir and starring Zachary Scott and Betty Field. The movie is based on the novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand (1941). Others in the cast incl read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 3, 2018
It’s easy to infer there is an innate kinship between famed director Jean Renoir and the folks within this picture. Certainly, he was no peasant, by any means related to those found in Millet’s The Gleaners. However, like his painterly father Auguste Renoir (a figure I always find mysel read more
The Southerner
Directed by Jean Renoir
Written by Hugo Butler and Jean Renoir from the novel “Hold Autumn in Your Hand” by George Sessions Perry
1945/USA
Jean Renoir Productions/Loew-Hakim
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I’m a huge Renoir fan but for some reason this one ha read more
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Sam Tucker (Zachary Scott) is working as a cotton picker when he decides that he wants to make a better future for his family by buying up a bit of land and growing his own crop.
Sam, his wife Nona (Betty Field), their two children and Granny Tucker (Beulah Bondi) pack up the read more
