The Southerner (1945)

. The Southerner is a (1945) American film directed by Jean Renoir, based on the novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand by George Sessions Perry. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Director, Original Music Score and Sound. Renoir was named Best Director by the National Board of Review, which also named the film the third best of 1945. Classic tale of a cotton picker (Zachary Scott) who moves his wife (Betty Field) and children to a rundown farm in hopes that they can grow their own cotton and make for a better future. Download: The Southerner (1945) .