Frank S. Nugent

“It is the greatest motion mural we have seen and the most ambitious film-making venture in Hollywood's spectacular history.”

“Hollywood, it has been said, is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing a ladder.”

“The Grapes of Wrath is just about as good as any picture has a right to be; if it were any better, we just wouldn't believe our eyes.”

“He is the happy harlequin of the arts, the bright philosopher of the screen.”

“It comes close to being the most sensational film ever made in Hollywood.”

“A delightful piece of wonder-working which had the youngsters' eyes shining and brought a quietly amused gleam to the wiser ones of the oldsters.”

“Hollywood's axiom is that the public, in the long run, gets what it wants.”

“A strong and somber film, poetically written as the novel was, somberly and beautifully played.”

“A brooding and beautiful tragedy.”