Tom Joad's final speech.
Tom Joad's final speech.
- from Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- Creator: John Ford
- Distributor: 20th Century Fox
- Posted by Curtis Marez
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Tom Joad's final speech.
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Tom Joad's final speech.
by Curtis MarezThis scene depicts Tom Joad's famous speech. Its reference to the realities of police violence against farm workers, and, more importantly, its collective address, in part explain the film's appeal to the farm worker movement.
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