Salt of the Earth

Salt of the Earth (1954)

7.0 94 min Movie
DramaHistory

At last, an honest movie about American working people

At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.

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Cast

Rosaura Revueltas Rosaura Revueltas Esperanza Quintero
Juan Chacón Juan Chacón Ramon Quintero
Will Geer Will Geer Sheriff
David Bauer David Bauer Barton
Mervin Williams Mervin Williams Hartwell
David Sarvis David Sarvis Alexander
Clinton Jencks Clinton Jencks Frank Barnes
Virginia Jencks Virginia Jencks Ruth Barnes
Henrietta Williams Henrietta Williams Teresa Vidal
Ernesto Velázquez Ernesto Velázquez Charley Vidal
Ángela Sánchez Ángela Sánchez Consuelo Ruiz
Joe T. Morales Joe T. Morales Sal Ruiz

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