Tobacco Road (1941)
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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Charley Grapewin
as Jeeter Lester
as Jeeter Lester
Marjorie Rambeau
as Sister Bessie Rice
as Sister Bessie Rice
Gene Tierney
as Ellie May Lester
as Ellie May Lester
William Tracy
as Dude Lester
as Dude Lester
Elizabeth Patterson
as Ada Lester
as Ada Lester
Dana Andrews
as Capt. Tim Harmon
as Capt. Tim Harmon
Slim Summerville
as Henry Peabody
as Henry Peabody
Ward Bond
as Lov Bensey
as Lov Bensey
Grant Mitchell
as George Payne
as George Payne
Zeffie Tilbury
as Grandma Lester
as Grandma Lester
Russell Simpson
as Chief of Police
as Chief of Police
Spencer Charters
as County Clerk
as County Clerk
Irving Bacon
as Bank Teller
as Bank Teller
Harry Tyler
as Car Salesman
as Car Salesman
Charles Halton
as Mayor
as Mayor
George Chandler
as Hotel Desk Clark
as Hotel Desk Clark
Dorothy Adams
as Susie Mae (uncredited)
as Susie Mae (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)
as County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
as Policeman
as Policeman
Erville Alderson
as
as
Luke Cosgrave
as
as
Francis Ford
as
as
David Hughes
as
as
John "Skins" Miller
as
as
Robert Shaw
as
as
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John Ford
Director
Director
Erskine Caldwell
Novel
Novel
Jack Kirkland
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Nunnally Johnson
Screenplay
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Producer
David Buttolph
Music
Music
Barbara McLean
Editor
Editor
James Basevi
Art Direction
Art Direction
Richard Day
Art Direction
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Arthur C. Miller
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
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