Tortilla Flat (film)

Tortilla Flat
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVictor Fleming
Screenplay byJohn Lee Mahin
Benjamin Glazer
Based onTortilla Flat
1935 novel
by John Steinbeck
Produced bySam Zimbalist
StarringSpencer Tracy
Hedy Lamarr
John Garfield
Frank Morgan
Akim Tamiroff
CinematographyKarl W. Freund
Edited byJames E. Newcom
Robert Kern
Music byFrank Loesser
Franz Waxman
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • May 21, 1942 (1942-05-21) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,201,000[1]
Box office$2,611,000[1]

Tortilla Flat is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Frank Morgan, Akim Tamiroff and Sheldon Leonard, based on the 1935 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck.[2] Frank Morgan received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his poignant portrayal of The Pirate.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ Tortilla Flat at IMDb