"THE GRAPES OF WRATH”
John Steinbeck’s daring.novel, “The Grapes of Wrath, ** which has beconie world famous, will shortly be shown m New Zealand, with the following cast; Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, Jane Harwell as Ma Joad, John Carradine as Casy, Charlie Grapewin as Grampa, Dorris Bowdon as Rosasharn, Russell Simpson as Pa Joad. John Qualen as Muley; and O. Z. Whitehead as Al. John Steinbeck startled the world with, “The Grapes of Wrath,” a terrific indictment that smashed down every attempt to suppress its damning message. This astoundingly powerful drama fearlessly exposes the methods of the Californian millionaire fruitgrowers. There was a very successful attempt to bar the book in California, in fact at one time it was not possible to procure a copy in any one of the Californian libraries—only a few copies being able to be procured by keen readers.
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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23052, 21 June 1940, Page 5
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