The One with White Shanks
The One with White Shanks
1955, Spanish. Directed by Willard Van Dyke.
The blacklisted American documentarian Willard Van Dyke filmed this tale about tobacco workers in the heart of the Puerto Rican countryside. Heeding their wives’ advice, individuals join forces in a cooperative so they can sell their crop of tobacco leaves at fair market value.
- Runtime
- 0h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Details
- Released
- 1 January 1955
- Original title
- El de los cabos blancos
- Country
- Puerto Rico
- Written by
- José L. Vivas Maldonado
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The One with White Shanks runs 35 minutes (0h 35m).
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The One with White Shanks isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1955. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The One with White Shanks?
The One with White Shanks (1955) was directed by Willard Van Dyke and stars Antonio Torres Martinó.