The One with White Shanks (1955)
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.
Director:
Willard Van Dyke
Writer:
José L. Vivas Maldonado
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Antonio Torres Martinó as Narrator |
| Sound | Amaury Veray | Music |
| Directing | Willard Van Dyke | Director |
| Writing | José L. Vivas Maldonado | Screenplay |