
Tobacco Road (1941)
Released:
1941-02-20
Duration:
1hr 24min
Rating 6.6
ON THE SCREEN AT LAST! The Picture you've waited eight years to see...Picturized by the men who gave you "GRAPES OF WRATH"
Overview
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.
Production Companies

20th Century Fox
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 1.872 |
Directed By
John Ford
Crew
Theatre Play
Jack Kirkland
Jack Kirkland
Screenplay
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson
Novel
Erskine Caldwell
Erskine Caldwell
Director
John Ford
John Ford
Art Direction
James Basevi
James Basevi
Editor
Barbara McLean
Barbara McLean
Art Direction
Richard Day
Richard Day
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Music
David Buttolph
David Buttolph
Director of Photography
Arthur C. Miller
Arthur C. Miller
TOP 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)

Jack Pennick
Policeman