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