Tobacco Road (1941)

Name: Tobacco Road
Director: John Ford
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1941-02-20
Duration: 84 min
Cast: Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney, William Tracy, Elizabeth Patterson

19411h 24mNRComedyDrama

Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank's plans to take over the land for more profitable farming.

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Cast

Charley GrapewinJeeter Lester
Marjorie RambeauSister Bessie Rice
Gene TierneyEllie May Lester
William TracyDude Lester
Elizabeth PattersonAda Lester
Dana AndrewsCapt. Tim Harmon
Slim SummervilleHenry Peabody
Ward BondLov Bensey
Grant MitchellGeorge Payne
Zeffie TilburyGrandma Lester
Russell SimpsonChief of Police
Spencer ChartersCounty Clerk
Irving BaconBank Teller
Harry TylerCar Salesman
Charles HaltonMayor
George ChandlerHotel Desk Clark
Dorothy AdamsSusie Mae (uncredited)
Mae MarshCounty Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)

Crew

Director: John Ford
Writers: Nunnally Johnson
Producers: Darryl F. Zanuck
Cinematography: Arthur C. Miller
Editing: Barbara McLean

Details

Released: February 20, 1941
Language: English
Studio: 20th Century Fox
IMDb: tt0034297