Salt of the Earth
14 March 1954| 94 min
At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.
Genres
DramaHistory
Cast
Rosaura Revueltas
Juan Chacón
Will Geer
David Bauer
Mervin Williams
David Sarvis
Clinton Jencks
Virginia Jencks
Henrietta Williams
Ernesto Velázquez
Ángela Sánchez
Joe T. Morales
Clorinda Alderette
Charles Coleman
Víctor Torres
E.A. Rockwell
William Rockwell
Floyd Bostick
