Leftist work in a mythic fashion

“Salt of the Earth” is the most famous American leftist film of the ‘50s. Shot in Mexico by a group of blacklist victims, including director Herbert Biberman and writer Michael Wilson, it’s a labor union drama rather mild by recent standards. It’s in the mythic fashion of the ‘20s Soviet films, ‘30s radical theater and John Ford’s “The Grapes of Wrath.” With Juan Chacon, Rosaura Revueltas and Will Geer (atypically cast as a brutal sheriff). Followed by a panel discussion of the movie and the current grocery workers strike, with all proceeds going to the strike and/or legal defense funds of the unions.

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Laemmle’s Monica 4-Plex

1332 2nd St., Santa Monica

Today, 7:30 p.m.

$20

(310) 394-9741