
Tortilla Flat is a movie directed by Victor Fleming in 1942 and based on the book of the same name by John Steinbeck, first published in 1935. The movie features Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Frank Morgan, Akim Tamiroff, Sheldon Leonard, and others.
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Storyline
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather in the central coastal area of California, so Pilon and his poor, idle friends move in. One of the houses burns down, so Danny allows his friends to move into the other house with him, and in gratitude Pilon tries to make life better for his friend.
Movie vs Book

Year
1942
Minutes
105
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Tortilla Flat
Director: Victor Fleming
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Length: 1h45m
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Year
1935
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.66
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Book
Tortilla Flat
Author: John Steinbeck
Country: USA
First published in: 1935
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“A really great popcorn movie is extremely hard to pull off. A really great popcorn book is equally hard to pull off, so I don't feel guilty devouring one.”
GILLIAN FLYNN (Writer)
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