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This film is an excellent biography of Woody Guthrie, one of Americas greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, and discovered the suffering and strength of Americas working class.
In 1936 Pampa, Texas, there isnt much work to be had, including for the local sign painter, . Woodys wife, Mary Guthrie, seems more concerned about the lack of money to feed their family than Woody, who passes the time playing his guitar and singing songs hes written. But as many before him have done, Woody decides to go on the road, specifically to California, stories about where there is plenty of work to be had. Along the way both by riding the rails and hitching rides, Woody hopes to paint a few signs to earn a meal, and play his guitar in his spare time. Once in California, he finds that the land of plenty is not so much so, but the spirit of those looking for work is strong. His fortunes change when he meets union organizer and popular singer Ozark Bule in one of the farm labor camps. Based on what he sees around him and his experiences with Ozark, Woody begins to write more politically based songs about the working class. Ozark manages to get Woody on a local radio broadcast, which leads to a regular local radio program with another singer named Memphis Sue. But in his musical life and spending time with Ozark organizing the laborers, Woody finds that he has to balance the popular aspect of being an entertainer - which is solely what the radio station owner and the shows sponsors hired him for - against airing his political views through his music. He also has to try and find a way to balance his want to spread his messages to the masses while maintaining a home life with Mary and the kids.
David Carradine
Woody Guthrie
Ronny Cox
Ozark Bule
Melinda Dillon
Mary (Woody's wife)
Gail Strickland
Pauline
John Lehne
Locke (radio station manager)
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Slim Snedeger (Hobo on train)
Randy Quaid
Luther Johnson (migrant worker)
Elizabeth Macey
Liz (Johnson's wife)
Susan Vaill
Gwen - Guthrie children
Sarah Vaill
Gwen - Guthrie children
Alexandra Mock
Sue - Guthrie children
Kimberly Mock
Sue - Guthrie children
Miriam Byrd-Nethery
Sick Woman - Water-swallowing scene
Jane Lambert
Other Woman - Water-swallowing scene
Jan Burrell
Other Woman - Water-swallowing scene
Lee McLaughlin
Heavy Chandler ('insane' man)
Ted Gehring
Conners (Pampa store owner)
Robert Sorrells
Charlie Guthrie (Woody's father)
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