Riffraff (1936) Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, Joseph Calleia

Riffraff is a 1936 American film starring Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy. The movie was written by Frances Marion, Anita Loos, and H. W. Hannaford, and directed by J. Walter Ruben. Plot: Dutch (Spencer Tracy) is a fisherman, and Hattie (Jean Harlow) works at the cannery in a small town on the California coast. The two get married, but Dutch's union activities backfire and the couple are soon living in poverty. Angry and ashamed, Dutch abandons Hattie, and she takes up with Nick (Joseph Calleia), a boss at the factory. But Hattie's love for Dutch never dies, and they both struggle to overcome their fiery personalities so they can reconcile.