You're Not So Tough

You're Not So Tough (1940)

Genres - Drama  |   Release Date - Jul 26, 1940 (USA - Unknown), Jul 26, 1940 (USA)  |   Run Time - 71 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

In this entry in the long running saga of the "Dead End Kids," the East Side boys leave the Big Apple and go to California to seek their fortunes. They'd rather not have to work for their money, but end up working on the ranch of an aged Italian woman who treats her employees kindly (unlike other farmers of the era, who often treated their migrant workers worse than animals). Her son disappeared as a baby and one of the boy's decides to convince her that he is the long lost child in hopes of getting an inheritance. After a while, he is so moved by her kindness that he changes his mind and tries to help her for real when the truckers team up with a union to keep her harvest from reaching the market.

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assumed-identity, con/scam, harvest, inheritance, ranch, son, union [labor union]