That changes when Danny (Garfield) inherits two houses from his grandfather. Perhaps he could be described as merely a good salesman, but he definitely works for himself. Pilon is a rather endearing sort of chap, but only as long as you don’t dive too deep into what he is actually saying. In fact, avoiding any gainful employment is an active goal for the entire group. Spencer Tracy is Pilon, the leader of a group of friends who seem to do little but drink and sleep under the stars. Tracy’s sounds very similar to that he used in Captain’s Courageous in 1937. Don’t expect much in terms of ethnic accuracy here as with the exception of Lamarr as none of the key players come close to attempting any demographic accuracy here- though both Tracy and Garfield do imitate previous accents to varying degree. The cast is a strong one, with Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Frank Morgan, and John Garfield leading the way in this tale of Mexican-Americans in the environs of Monterey, California. Tortilla Flat is one of the few John Steinbeck novels I didn’t have to read in either high school or college, so I am unfamiliar with it- and had never ventured into watching the 1942 film adaptation directed by Red Dust, Gone with the Wind, and Wizard of Oz veteran Victor Fleming.
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