Tobacco Road

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.

Details

Director

John Ford

Release

February 20, 1941

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Network

20th Century Fox

Runtime

1h 24m

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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

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