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Title

  • Salt of the earth

Summary

  • Depicts the attempt of a New Mexican mining company to break a bitter union strike against unsafe working conditions. The story also addresses the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who strike to attain wage parity with Anglo workers and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The wives of the miners play a pivotal role in the strike, against their husbands wishes. Based on a true story about a 1950-1952 strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in Silver City, New Mexico.

Names

  • Biberman, H. J. (Herbert J.)., direction.
  • Jarrico, Paul, production.
  • Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978, writing.
  • Revueltas, Rosaura, cast.
  • Geer, Will, cast.
  • Chacón, Juan, 1919-1985, cast.
  • Independent Productions Corporation.
  • International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers.
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Museum of Modern Art Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Independent Productions Corp., 1954.

Headings

  • -  Miners--Labor unions--New Mexico--Drama
  • -  Strikes and lockouts--Zinc mining--New Mexico--Drama

Genre

  • Social problem films
  • Historical films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LP3558 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Independent Productions Corp.; 8Mar54 (in notice: 1953); LP3558.
  • -  Music, Sol Kaplan ; associate producers, Sonja Dahl Biberman, Adolfo Barela ; camera, Leonard Stark, Stanley Meredith ; editors, Ed Speigel, Joan Laird.
  • -  Rosaura Revueltas (Esperanza Quintero), Will Geer (Sheriff), Juan Chacón (Ramon Quintero), David Wolfe (Barton), Mervin Williams (Hartwell), David Sarvis (Alexander), David Sarvis, Henrietta Williams, Ernest Valesquez.
  • -  Part of summary from the Internet movie database.
  • -  LC also holds a videodisc version with additional material.
  • -  Filmed near Silver City, New Mexico in 1953.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Theatrical projection print was also exhibted on the National Film Preservation Tour.
  • -  Not viewed.
  • -  Sources used: Variety, 5/18/1954; LC cataloging record, lccn fi54000735; Internet movie database, 5-3-2006..
  • -  Received: 12/2/1955; viewing print; copyright deposit; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 10/12/1995 from Guffanti Lab; theatrical projection print and master pos; purchase, purchase order no. 95-328; Museum of Modern Art Collection.
  • -  Master pos formerly cataloged on this record as an archival positive. Viewing print (from MBRS card catalog) has been re-numbered; formerly numbered FGA 9641-9649.

Medium

  • 9 film reels of 9 (ca. 94 min., ca. 8,500 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print.
  • 9 film reels of 9 on 5 (ca. 94 min., ca. 8,500 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. theatrical projection print.
  • 9 film reels of 9 on 5 (ca. 94 min., ca. 8,500 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. master pos.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FEB 1097-1105 (viewing print)
  • FQC 3762-3765 (theatrical projection print)
  • FQB 0266-0270 (master pos)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98509804

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Wilson, Michael, Writing, Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer, Juan Chacón, Independent Productions Corporation, Mill International Union Of Mine, Copyright Collection, and Museum Of Modern Art Collection. Salt of the Earth. directeds by Biberman, H. J.Ection, produceds by Jarrico, Pauluction United States: Independent Productions Corp, 1954. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/98509804/.

APA citation style:

Wilson, M., Revueltas, R., Geer, W., Chacón, J., Independent Productions Corporation, International Union Of Mine, M. [...] Museum Of Modern Art Collection. (1954) Salt of the Earth. Biberman, H. J. E., dir, Jarrico, P., prod United States: Independent Productions Corp. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98509804/.

MLA citation style:

Wilson, Michael, Writing, et al. Salt of the Earth. dir by Biberman, H. J.Ection, prod by Jarrico, Pauluction United States: Independent Productions Corp, 1954. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98509804/>.