Most people, even English teachers, aren't aware of the two comedies by Steinbeck "Cannery Row" and "Sweet Thursday", upon which the movie "Cannery Row", starring Nick Nolte & Debra WInger are based. It's overly sentimental but wonderfully nostalgic and optimistic.

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August 22, 2025 - 22:28 UTC

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I wish it had been more faithful to the text. Sure even John Ford’s Grapes of Wrath softens the ending to the point of changing the meaning. Hitchcock’s Lifeboat reduces Joe Spencer. But Ed as a washed up baseball player? Nah dawg. That said, Steinbeck was cool with adaptions.(Not Lifeboat, though.)
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Well, had to work that baseball bat in for the broken arm. Ed Ricketts, upon whom the fictional character Doc was based, was in the army twice, so most likely played baseball at times if not professionally. (Just learned Joseph Campbell was one of his assistants.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Ricketts
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