In northern coastal California, poor Mexican-American Danny (John Garfield) inherits two houses from his grandfather and gets taken advantage by Pilon (Spencer Tracy) and his other slacker friends. Danny has a crush on Dolores Sweets Ramirez (Hedy Lamarr).
I both love and hate Spencer Tracy. He's a no good guy but he's so beguiling. I would sympathize with Garfield except that he's such a loser. There are slackers everywhere. Lamarr is always beautiful but she's not always appealing. This tries to be comedic. It would work better as a darker drama or at least a black comedy. The material is too dark to be light. This is based on a Steinbeck book and directed by legendary Victor Fleming. I don't love these characters but they are interesting.
I both love and hate Spencer Tracy. He's a no good guy but he's so beguiling. I would sympathize with Garfield except that he's such a loser. There are slackers everywhere. Lamarr is always beautiful but she's not always appealing. This tries to be comedic. It would work better as a darker drama or at least a black comedy. The material is too dark to be light. This is based on a Steinbeck book and directed by legendary Victor Fleming. I don't love these characters but they are interesting.