达里尔·希克曼

　　A pathologist, Dr. Warren Chapin (played by Vincent Price), discovers that the tingling of the spine in states of extreme fear is due to the growth of a "tingler"—a spinal parasite which can kill the host unless it is destroyed by screaming.

　　Righteous district attorney Joseph Foster's main goal in life is to rid his city of the gangsters infesting it. In order to be even more efficient in his war against crime he plans to run for governor. One day he meets a strange, shadowy man, Nick Beal, who offers to help him to achieve his end. Beal convinces hesitating Foster by dint of easy money, easy sex with an alluring young woman and the promise of easy success. Joseph Foster soon becomes an influential politician but a corrupt one. A minister of God manages to show him that he has been the plaything of the so-called Nick Beal, who might be "Old Nick" , that is to say Satan himself. Foster then decides to resign and to become an honest man again.

　　刚从监狱释放出来的Tom Joad （亨利·方达 Henry Fonda饰）回到俄克拉荷马的家的时候却发现原来的家里已经空无一人，打听之下才从农民Jim Casy（约翰·卡拉丁 John Carradine饰）口中得知，随着工业的发展，当地的农民们都被迫离开该地。Tom和Jim在Tom的叔父家里找到了Tom的家人，一家人决定到加利福尼亚去寻找新的工作。一家人把所有的行李都放在一辆卡车上便出发了。路上，Tom的祖母去世了。他们发现了一个地方，专门召集像他们这样的人在那里工作，他们在那里安顿了下来。然而Jim却意外死亡，Tom为了给他报仇也杀了人，只能匆匆逃亡。一家人只能离开，去寻找下一个安身的地方，无家可归的农民们到底路在何方.....　　本片改编自斯坦贝克的同名小说，获1941年奥斯卡最佳导演奖。