The Southerner - A Story of America, Directed By Jean Renoir

Zachary Scott & Betty Field head the cast on the life of the poor Tucker family from Texas. They worked as cotton pickers & decided to get their own farm, but nature is against them. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, & a jealous neighbor played magnificently by J. Carrol Naish...Can they make it as farmers? The film was nominated for 3 Academy Awards, including Best Director.