Tortilla Flat

1942
Approved
1 Std. 45 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,2/10

2120

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, and John Garfield in Tortilla Flat (1942)

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

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Comedy Drama Romance

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuDanny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,2/10

2120

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 1 Oscar nominiert
- 5 Gewinne & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
"NOT IN THE SCRIPT: A scene for 'Tortilla Flat' required five dogs to jump on Frank Morgan simultaneously while he was sitting in church. For a time it seemed like an impossibility until director Victor Fleming started hiding things in the beard Morgan wears for the role. Bits of meat, a rubber mouse, fish and bacon were tried. The meat did the trick. 'How do you feel,' Fleming asked Morgan when a good 'take' was finally made. 'With five dogs getting lunch out of my beard,' said Morgan, 'I feel like an automat'..." (Newspaper Enterprise Association, "Erskine Johnson's Hollywood," The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Sunday 8 February 1942, Colume 48, page 16.)

Patzer
Toward the end of the movie, Pilon is holding a "Creamery Butter" cardboard box containing the raffle tickets while a small boy on his father's shoulder is choosing a ticket. When the camera shifts to a different angle, there are differences in the cardboard box, such as a large sticker that was not on the box just seconds beforehand.

Zitate
Jose Maria Corcoran: What's the matter with him? Is he crazy?
Pilon: They say that a little love is like a little wine. Too much of either makes a man sick.

Alternative Versionen
Also shown in a computer-colorized version.

Verbindungen
Featured in Personalities (1942)

Soundtracks
Ay, Ay, Paisano!
(1942) (uncredited)
Traditional
Adapted by Franz Waxman
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Played during the opening and end credits and often as background music
Played on guitar by John Garfield and sung by him, Spencer Tracy, Akim Tamiroff and Sheldon Leonard
Reprised a cappella by Spencer Tracy

Benutzerrezensionen34

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

It has its flaws but was decent for its time

Okay yes, Spencer Tracy does NOT look like a Paisano, but his performance in this movie is pretty cool and worth noting. I absolutely loved the book and Spencer Tracy's portrayal of Pilon went above and beyond what I expected the character to turn out like on screen. Frank Morgan was wonderful too. The scenes with the songs are particularly charming.

The story is about homeless men who live life one day at a time. Their biggest concern of each day is how they're going to acquire wine. Their friend Danny inherits two houses and Pilon is concerned that this newfound wealth is affecting their friendship.

Along the way they bring in more roommates including the wonderful Pirate character and the guys get into some shenanigans involving what else? Money, women and wine.

I also very much adored the simplicity of Victor Fleming's direction. He made a lot of beautiful shots, especially of the Pirate's adorable dogs!