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