The Pearl

Steinbeck's most talked-about story!

Genres: Drama, Adventure

Counries: Mexico

Companies: Águila Films, RKO Radio Pictures

Runtime: 86 minutes

Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the discovery will only bring them misfortune and tries to convince her husband to return it to the sea.