White Bondage (1937)

Director:

Nick Grinde

Writer:

Anthony Coldeway

Stars:

Jean Muir, Gordon Oliver, Howard Phillips

Cast

Credited cast:
Jean Muir	...	Betsy Ann Craig
Gordon Oliver	...	Dave Graydon
Howard Phillips	...	Cal 'Snipe' Sanders
Joe King	...	Trent Talcott
Harry Davenport	...	Pop Craig
Virginia Brissac	...	Sarah Talcott
Addison Richards	...	Kip Gillis
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bernice Pilot	...	Hannah

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sharecropper

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 1937 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Good Government

White Bondage is a very good little movie from the Depression era concerning an agent from the agriculture department who comes to the aid of tenant farmers in the Deep South. It's surprisingly well acted by a cast of relative unknowns, and directed by Nick Grinde, not the first name that comes to one's mind when thinking of great film-makers. He does a fine job with this movie, though, which, contrary to the belief of many in our time shows that government can be a force for good, and actually help poor people rather than merely take their tax dollars in order to support fat-cat Washington bureaucrats.