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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302308549 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC ISBN: 6302308542 Label: MGM (Warner) Languages: Manufacturer: MGM (Warner) Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM (Warner) Release Date: September 01, 1998 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: MGM (Warner) Theatrical Release Date: 1942 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - MGM + Steinbeck = DisasterTime has not been kind to "Tortilla Flat" (1942). Spencer Tracy, John Garfield and Hedy Lamarr are regrettably miscast in this disappointing adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1935 novel. However, Frank Morgan earned an Oscar nomination for his standout performance as the dog-loving hermit - the best aspect of director Victor Fleming's misguided comedy-drama. The Steinbeck realism is hopelessly lost amid the MGM gloss. Rating:  - Sad, sad peopleI just can't get enthralled about a book/movie that attempts to find humor and lightheartedness in alcoholism and poverty. The characters are lazy, shiftless do-nothings who give a bad name to the human race. Rating:  - McCARTHY AT HOLLYWOOD AND VINE (Episode #172)INTERVIEWER: Welcome back! We're here again with Stephen T. McCarthy and discussing the Hollywood classics in glorious black and white. Tell us, Stephen, what makes TORTILLA FLAT, the 1942 adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, one of your favorite films of all-time? McCARTHY: Well, there's a great deal of wine-drinking in it. INTERVIEWER: Ha!-Ha! Alright, but really now, why does Tortilla Flat rate so high with you? McCARTHY: Because ... Read More Rating: - Tortilla flat: Completely ChangedOver last summer, I read Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck. On Saturday, October 1, 2005, I watched the movie Tortilla Flat starring Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, and John Garfield and directed by Victor Fleming. While I watched the movie, I was confused. I wondered why Victor Fleming seemingly scrapped half the book and added a knew ending to the story. Victor could have called it "Tortilla Flat's beginning, and then whatever I feel like doing." Not only that, but he focused in on a character mentioned ... Read More Rating: - As Usual The Book Was Much Better Than The Movie!This movie is a very loose adaptation of the John Steinbeck book of the same name which gave him recognition as a writer. It is all about these two guys named Danny and Pilon played respectively by John Garfield and Spencer Tracy. Danny inherits two houses which he considers to be a "millstone around his neck" and yearns for his earlier days of Freedom. His best friend Pilon is an alcoholic whose sole purpose in life seems to be to find the next drink. Mr. Tracy is very convincing playing an alcoholic perhaps ... Read More |
