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Tobacco Road (1941)

ON THE SCREEN AT LAST! The Picture you've waited eight years to see...Picturized by the men who gave you "GRAPES OF WRATH"

  • Feb 20, 1941
  • 1h 24m
  • NR

6.8/10

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61 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Tobacco Road is a 1941 comedy and drama film directed by John Ford. Its leading cast includes Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau and Gene Tierney. It runs for 1 hour 24 minutes.

Synopsis

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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Time needed
1 hour 24 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
6.8/10 from 61 TMDB votes

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Cast

  • Charley Grapewin Jeeter Lester
  • Marjorie Rambeau Sister Bessie Rice
  • Gene Tierney Ellie May Lester
  • William Tracy Dude Lester
  • Elizabeth Patterson Ada Lester
  • Dana Andrews Capt. Tim Harmon
  • Slim Summerville Henry Peabody
  • Ward Bond Lov Bensey
  • Grant Mitchell George Payne
  • Zeffie Tilbury Grandma Lester
  • Russell Simpson Chief of Police
  • Spencer Charters County Clerk
  • Irving Bacon Bank Teller
  • Harry Tyler Car Salesman
  • Charles Halton Mayor
  • George Chandler Hotel Desk Clark
  • Dorothy Adams Susie Mae (uncredited)
  • Mae Marsh County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)

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