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Salt of the Earth   1954         N/R, 94 min. Genre: Drama Director: Herbert J. Biberman   Cast: Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer, David Wolfe, Mervin Williams, David Sarvis, Juan Chacon, Henrietta Williams, Ernesto Velazquez, Angela Sanchez, Charles Coleman, E.A. Rockwell, William Rockwell, Clorinda Alderette, Virginia Jencks, Clinton Jencks   Although branded as "Communist propaganda" when it was first released in the U.S., this film was acclaimed in Europe. In fact, director Biberman had served five months in prison for not cooperating with the House Un-American Activities Committee and wanted to give work to those blacklisted by the entertainment industry. The story revolves around a strike against a New Mexico zinc mine. When the strikers are forced to leave the picket line, their wives take up the cause—standing up not only to mine officials but to their husbands as well. Cast Rosaura Revueltas Esperanza Quintero Will Geer Sheriff David Wolfe Barton Mervin Williams Hartwell David Sarvis Alexander Juan Chacon Ramon Quintero Henrietta Williams Teresa Videl Ernesto Velazquez Charley Vidal Angela Sanchez Consuelo Ruiz Charles Coleman Antonio Marales E.A. Rockwell Vance William Rockwell Kimbrough Clorinda Alderette Luz Morales Virginia Jencks Ruth Barnes Clinton Jencks Frank Barnes