The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Directed by John Ford
Paroled from prison, Tom Joad finds his family evicted from their Oklahoma farm and rides with them in an overloaded truck down Route 66 to the farm camps of California.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Joad farm≈ 00:02:00Sallisaw, OklahomaStated on screen
Tom hitches home from prison to find the farm abandoned and hears from Muley how the tenant farmers were tractored off.
- 2Uncle John's place≈ 00:20:00Sallisaw, OklahomaInferred
Tom rejoins the family, who load the truck and leave for California.
- 3Roadside camp on Route 66≈ 00:35:00New MexicoInferred
On the road a returning migrant warns them California is no promised land.
- 4Colorado River at the state line≈ 00:45:00Needles, CaliforniaInferred
The family bathe in the river at the California line before crossing the desert, during which Grandma dies.
- 5First migrant camp≈ 01:00:00Bakersfield, CaliforniaInferred
A crowded camp of hungry families, where a fight with a deputy forces them to move on.
- 6Keene Ranch≈ 01:15:00Stated on screenFictional
- 7Government camp ('Wheat Patch')≈ 01:35:00Weedpatch Camp (Arvin Federal Camp)Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 2,311 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 7
- Truck: 2,311 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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