Tortilla Flat (1942) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Tortilla Flat

Victor Fleming, 1942

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Tortilla Flat
John Steinbeck, 1935

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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RATING

6.3

/ 10

Movie Poster: Tortilla Flat (Victor Fleming, 1942)

7.6

/ 10

Book Cover: Tortilla Flat (John Steinbeck, 1935)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Tortilla Flat, the 1935 book by John Steinbeck.

Tortilla Flat

Read by: John McDonough

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

Poster of Tortilla Flat, the 1942 movie by Victor Fleming

Year

1942

Minutes

105

Movie Rate

6.30

Source: IMDb

Movie

Tortilla Flat

Country: USA

Year: 1942

Length: 1h45m

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Cover of Tortilla Flat, the 1935 book by John Steinbeck

Year

1935

Pages

256

Book Rate

7.66

S: Goodreads

Book

Tortilla Flat

Country: USA

First published in: 1935

Length: 256 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Poster of Tortilla Flat, the 1942 movie by Victor Fleming

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Cover of Tortilla Flat, the 1935 book by John Steinbeck

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