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Illustrated by a handful of color photos from the set of the movie, this brief article details why The Grapes of Wrath (Twentieth Century Fox, 1940) was such a different movie to come out of Hollywood and explains how thoroughly both the art and costume departments were in their research in depicting the migrant "Okies" in their Westward flight:

"Realism, keynote of the book, was the keynote of the picture. Henry Fonda, who plays Tom Joad, lived for weeks among the Okie farmers from Oklahoma to understand their problems. A 20the Century-Fox troupe rattled down Highway 66, scene of much of the action of the book, in cars as old and decrepit as that in which the Joads traveled, shooting background shots for the film."

Gone With The Wind was another amazing Hollywood movie from the same year click here to read about it...

As a result of Steinbeck's literary efforts, medical aid was offered to California's migrants - Click here to read about it

Click here to read about The Wizard of Oz, a film that also came out that year.

Perhaps Steinbeck saw this 1938 photo-essay while writing his novel?

John Steinbeck became a war correspondent in 1943.

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Click here to read about the Great Depression

     


''The Grapes of  Wrath'' (Click Magazine, 1940)

''The Grapes of  Wrath'' (Click Magazine, 1940)

''The Grapes of  Wrath'' (Click Magazine, 1940)

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