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Tortilla Flat | |
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Directed by | Victor Fleming |
Screenplay by | John Lee Mahin Benjamin Glazer |
Based on | Tortilla Flat 1935 novel by John Steinbeck |
Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
Starring | Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr John Garfield Frank Morgan Akim Tamiroff |
Cinematography | Karl W. Freund |
Edited by | James E. Newcom Robert Kern |
Music by | Frank Loesser Franz Waxman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.