Movies and TvShows featuring "cotton-picker" theme.

The Southerner follows the journey of a family as they try to make a living in the countryside, encountering various challenges such as poverty, malnutrition, and natural disasters. Along the way, they must also navigate relationships and cope with the death of a loved one. Set against the backdrop of cotton farming, the film highlights the harsh realities faced by farmers and migrant workers.

In the racially divided South of the 1950s, the owner of a struggling juke joint faces a moral dilemma when a famous bluesman comes to town and promises to save the failing business. As tensions rise between the black and white communities, the juke joint owner must navigate corrupt lawmen, the criminal element, and the hypocrisy of the era in order to keep his livelihood afloat.

In this pre-code film, a bookkeeper named Marvin confronts the social injustices and poverty in the American South. He becomes involved in a romantic rivalry between a rich girl and a cotton picker, leading to a culture clash and a confrontation with a lynch mob. The film explores themes of social commentary, sexual melodrama, and racial tension in the southern USA.

Nappus sends his grandson north for schooling to shelter him from their community.

Mary Ryan enlists the help of a detective, Jack Craig, to find her missing twin sister Vicky. They follow her trail to the New Orleans swamps where they encounter voodoo priestess Olivier and her zombie henchman.

1937 short film nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Short Subject, Two Reel.

Promotional film for International Harvester farm implements, focusing on harvesting machines that can be operated by one man.