Sodelicious, The Grapes of Wrath premiered in New York on 24 January 1940. It's conceivable that filming started only after 1 September 1939, but I very much doubt it. I think it's likely that shooting was well over by then.
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Sodelicious, The Grapes of Wrath premiered in New York on 24 January 1940. It's conceivable that filming started only after 1 September 1939, but I very much doubt it. I think it's likely that shooting was well over by then.