Tortilla Flat is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Frank Morgan, Akim Tamiroff, and Sheldon Leonard based on the 1935 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. Frank Morgan received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his poignant portrayal of The Pirate. Plot Danny inherits two houses in the central coastal area of California, "just outside the old seaport town of Monterey." So, Pilon and his poor idle friends move in. One of them, the Pirate, is saving money which Pilon endeavors to steal, until he discovers that it is being collected to purchase a golden candlestick which Pirate intends to burn to honor St. Francis, for healing his sick dog, that later is run over and killed. One of Danny's houses burns down, so he allows his friends to move into the other house with him, and in gratitude Pilon tries to make life better for his friend. Things are fine at first until Danny's passion for a lovely girl named Dolores causes him to actually go to work in a fishing business. A misunderstanding caused by Pilon about a vacuum cleaner Danny had bought for the girl, enrages Danny; he becomes drunk and a bit crazy. He almost dies in an accident while interrupting the girl at her work in a cannery, but through Pilon's prayers, is restored to health. Danny then marries his sweetheart with the promise that he will become a fisherman now that Pilon has raised the money to buy him a boat. The movie's happy ending is quite different from the novel's ending, in which Danny dies after a fall. Cast Spencer Tracy as Pilon Hedy Lamarr as Dolores Sweets Ramirez John Garfield as Daniel Alvarez Frank Morgan as The Pirate Akim Tamiroff as Pablo Sheldon Leonard as Tito Ralph John Qualen as José Maria Corcoran Donald Meek as Paul D. Cummings Connie Gilchrist as Mrs. Torelli Allen Jenkins as Big Joe Portagee Henry O'Neill as Father Juan Ramon Mercedes Ruffino as Mrs. Marellis Nina Campana as Señora Teresina Cortez Arthur Space as Mr. Brown Betty Wells as Cesca Harry Burns as Torelli Terry (Toto) as Dog Reception According to MGM records the film earned $1,865,000 at the US and Canadian box office and $746,000 elsewhere, making the studio a profit of $542,000. Critical response Film critic Bosley