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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.

Release DateJanuary 1, 1955
StatusReleased
Original TitleEl de los cabos blancos
Runtime 35min
Budget
Revenue
LanguageSpanish
Original LanguageSpanish
Production CountriesPuerto Rico
Production CompaniesFilm Unit of the Division of Community Education, Puerto RicoDivedco