Movie
The bitter fruit
1931 · 67 min
A scrappy early talkie that mixes salt-air comedy with a tug at the heartstrings over an adopted child.
- Directed by
- Arthur Gregor, José López Rubio
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Starring
- Virginia Fábregas, Juan de Landa, María Luz Callejo
- Overview
- Min, a hard-boiled proprietress of a waterfront hotel, who has as her sweetheart Bill, a fisherman, brings up Nancy, a girl who was deserted by her own mother in infancy. However the Local authorities are trying to persuade Min that she is not a fit mother and that Nancy should be sent to school.
- How it feels
- Warm, light, melancholic and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Parenthood, family, class, love
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Arthur Gregor, José López Rubio
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Starring
- Virginia Fábregas, Juan de Landa, María Luz Callejo
