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Arts & Entertainment

Film: The Grapes of Wrath (1940, NR, 128 min.)

Based on John Steinbeck's classic novel* about the Joad family's struggles during the Great Depression of the 1930s as they leave the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to seek work in California.
Cast: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin
Winner of two Academy Awards: best supporting actress  and best director

*Join us to discuss the book at All Booked Up on Thurs., Sept. 22, at 10 am, or at Thinking Out Loud, on Tues., Sept. 27, at 7 pm.

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