The Pride of Jesse Hallam is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film starring Johnny Cash and Brenda Vaccaro.
He sells the family farm to his brother-in-law Charlie, receives $15,000 in cash, packs up Jenny and his son Ted, and piles their belongings on a pickup truck as they head to Cincinnati to start a new life.
His efforts seem futile until he witnesses a vendor trying to cheat an elderly fruit grocer by selling him inferior apples.
The grocer, an Italian immigrant named Sal Galucci (Eli Wallach), offers Jesse a job immediately.
However, after Jesse fails the written portion of his driver's test, he becomes discouraged and decides to return to Kentucky, which pleases Ted.