The One with White Shanks

1955Drama

The blacklisted American documentarian Willard Van Dyke filmed this tale about tobacco workers in the heart of the Puerto Rican countryside. Heeding their wives’ advice, individuals join forces in a cooperative so they can sell their crop of tobacco leaves at fair market value.

Original titleEl de los cabos blancos

Release1955-01-01

Runtime35 min

StatusReleased

CountriesPuerto Rico

Original languageES

SpokenSpanish

DirectorWillard Van Dyke

WritersJosé L. Vivas Maldonado

ProductionFilm Unit of the Division of Community Education, Puerto Rico, Divedco

Popularity1

TMDB ID392371