简介：Oneofthefew(ifanyatthetimethisfilmwasmade)filmsshotinEnglandwithNewYorkCity's'LittleItaly"asthelocale.ThiswasEdwardDmytryk'sfirstfilmafterhehadrefusedtotellaCongressionalCommitteewhetherornothewas,orhadeverbeen,amemberoftheCommunistParty.Thisisa'runawayproduction'shotinEnglandforpoliticalreasonsandnotfortheusualUSAtax-breakreasons.Geremio,ayoungItalianimmigranttoNewYorkCity,worksasabricklayerandiscourtinganItaliangirl,Annunziata,bymail.Heliestoherthatheownshisownhomeand,aftertheyaremarried,hastorentonefortheirthree-dayhoneymoon.Theyearspassandtheyareunabletosaveenoughmoneytogetoutoftheirslumtenement,andthe1929depressionbringsevenhardertimestothefamilythatnowincludesthreechildren.Geremio,inordertomakeenoughmoneytocareforhisfamily,exploitshis"comrades"indangerousconstructionwork.Thispracticeleadstotheaccidentaldeathofhisbestfriend,and,ingrief,Geremioalsobecomesunfaithfultohiswife.Themessagesofthefilm--lifeisaimlessandnomancanjudgethetrueworthofanotherman--arepoundedonformostofthetwo-hourrunningtime…