Directed by:
King VidorCinematography:
Robert H. PlanckComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
Karen Morley, Tom Keene, John Qualen, Barbara Pepper, Addison Richards, Lloyd Ingraham, King Vidor, Mary Gordon, Doris Kemper, Harry C. Bradley, Lynton Brent (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Lost souls, haunted by vice, seek a better future on a gritty "back to the land" commune in King Vidor's Great Depression epic drama. Idle masons, plumbers and carpenters are put to work creating, while former white-collar professionals are retrained in the art of manual labor. But all utopias have a dark side. Despite the overriding pioneering spirit; lust, proffering and deceit tarnish the ideals of the freethinking farmers while frustration and hopelessness corrode their dreams. The earthy love of a good woman inspires a sweeping climax as the community is forced to work together or face ruin. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Karen Morley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281099_a7ad04.jpg)
Karen Morley
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1932)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Black Fury (1935)
![Tom Keene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407105_690694.jpg)
Tom Keene
USA
Best movies:
Blood on the Moon (1948)
Crossfire (1947)
Berlin Express (1948)
![John Qualen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792766_12ea22.jpg)
John Qualen
Canada
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Casablanca (1942)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
![Barbara Pepper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/204/160204222_858cca.jpg)
Barbara Pepper
USA
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (1939)
My Fair Lady (1964)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
![Addison Richards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000166_d1af93.jpg)
Addison Richards
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Lloyd Ingraham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496844_ba72f6.jpg)
Lloyd Ingraham
USA
Best movies:
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![King Vidor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496841_3d21b2.jpg)
King Vidor
USA
Best movies:
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
Show People (1928)
![Mary Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712161_95d5f1.jpg)
Mary Gordon
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)
It Started with Eve (1941)
![Doris Kemper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/492/159492114_154a05.jpg)
Doris Kemper
USA
Best movies:
Easter Parade (1948)
Caged (1950)
Marty (1955)
![Harry C. Bradley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/559/161559441_73389b.jpg)
Harry C. Bradley
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Lynton Brent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/018/160018319_aa2fb2.jpg)
Lynton Brent
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
King Kong (1933)
![Billy Engle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/995/159995722_88400e.jpg)
Billy Engle
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Hal Price
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
It Happened One Night (1934)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
![Harry Semels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/093/160093444_4272a2.jpg)
Harry Semels
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunrise (1927)
It Happened One Night (1934)
![Bob Reeves](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/417/160417334_44ec54.gif)
Bob Reeves
USA
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Storm Warning (1951)
![Sidney Bracey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/460/160460594_5d16c0.jpg)
Sidney Bracey
Australia
Best movies:
Sunrise (1927)
The Cameraman (1928)
Freaks (1932)
![Edward Peil Sr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/589/160589573_1bd565.gif)
Edward Peil Sr.
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Storm Warning (1951)
Ray Spiker
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
C. E. Anderson
Union between Sweden and Norway
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
![Clarence Geldart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/153/161153152_3c4d2a.jpg)
Clarence Geldart
Canada
Best movies:
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)