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Grahame Pratt appears in Boxcar Bertha, the film adaptation of the book by Ben L. Reitman Sister of The Road, first published in 1937.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Boxcar Bertha. Poster of the 1972 movie and cover of the 1937 book, Sister of The Road
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Sister of The Road
Ben L. Reitman, 1937
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Boxcar Bertha
Martin Scorsese, 1972

The film narrates the tale of Boxcar Bertha Thompson and ‘Big’ Bill Shelly, a pair of train robbers deeply in love, whose lives become intertwined with the struggles of railroad workers in the Southern United States. However, their lives take a dramatic turn when Bertha is accused of being involved in the murder of a wealthy gambler, forcing them to become fugitives on the run from the law.