My Man And I

Naturalized Mexican-American citizen Chu Chu (Ricardo Montalban) showing initiative, looking for work between fruit-picking seasons, introduces himself to farmer Ames (Wendell Corey) and his droll wife (Claire Trevor) in the MGM message-melodrama My Man And I, 1952, directed by William A. Wellman.

Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler's famous "Stormy Weather," plays, providing the film's title as star Ricardo Montalban appears with both legit (Jose Torvay, Pascual Garcia Pena) and otherwise (Jack Elam) Hispanic pals, in the opening from My Man and I, 1952.

Laborer Chu Chu (Ricardo Montalban) is virtuous and patriotic as he parts ways with his boozy new friend Nancy (Shelley Winters) after a rough night in William A. Wellman's My Man and I, 1952.

Between-season fruit-picker buddies (Pascual Garcia Pena, Carlos Conde, Juan Torena, Jack Elam) are playing poker when harder-working Chu Chu (Ricardo Montalban) and friend Nancy (Shelley Winters) come looking for a loan from his cousin Manuel (Jose Torvay) in My Man and I, 1952.

It could be that director William A. Wellman and cinematographer William Mellor shot this single take even darker than they meant to, as unscrupulous employer Elena (Claire Trevor) puts the moves on Chu Chu (Ricardo Montalban) in My Man and I, 1952.