My Man and I (1952)
In California, a Mexican-American laborer is falsely accused of shooting the racist farmer he was working for after the farmer stiffed him with a bad check.
Top billed cast
Shelley WintersNancy
Ricardo MontalbanChu Chu Ramirez
Wendell CoreyAnsel Ames
Claire TrevorMrs. Elena Ames
Robert BurtonSheriff
José TorvayManuel Ramirez
Jack ElamCelestino Garcia
Pascual García PeñaWillie Chung
George ChandlerBartender Frankie
Juan TorenaVincente Aguilar
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