The One with White Shanks

The blacklisted American documentarian Willard Van Dyke filmed this tale about tobacco workers in the heart of the Puerto Rican countryside. Heeding their wives’ advice, individuals join forces in a cooperative so they can sell their crop of tobacco leaves at fair market value.

Country:

Puerto Rico

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

35 minutes

Year:

1955

Director:

Willard Van Dyke

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Company:

Film Unit of the Division of Community Education, Puerto Rico,

Divedco

Cast:

Narrator

Crew:

Director

Music

Screenplay