Tap Roots (1948)
Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which chooses to secede from the state rather than enter the conflict. The county is protected from the Confederacy by an abolitionist and a Native American gentleman. The abolitionist's daughter is courted by a powerful newspaper publisher when her fiance, a confederate officer, elopes with the girl's sister. The daughter at first resists the publisher's attentions, but turns to him for aid when her ex-fiance plans to capture the seceding county on behalf of the South.
Director:
George Marshall
Writer:
Alan Le May
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Van Heflin as Keith Alexander |
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Susan Hayward as Morna Dabney |
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Boris Karloff as Tishomingo |
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Julie London as Aven Dabney |
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Whitfield Connor as Clay MacIvor |
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Ward Bond as Hoab Dabney |
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Richard Long as Bruce Dabney |
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Arthur Shields as Reverend Kirkland |
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Griff Barnett as Dr. MacIntosh |
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Sondra Rodgers as Shellie Dabney |
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Ruby Dandridge as Dabby |
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Russell Simpson as Big Sam Dabney |
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Gregg Barton as Captain (uncredited) |
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John Beck as Refugee (uncredited) |
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William Challee as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Harry Cording as Leader (uncredited) |
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Jack Davis as Militia Captain (uncredited) |
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Dick Dickinson as Field Hand (uncredited) |
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William Haade as Mob Leader (uncredited) |
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Jonathan Hale as Gen. Johnston (uncredited) |
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George "Spike" Hamilton as Quint (uncredited) |
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Shep Houghton as Orderly (uncredited) |
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John James as (uncredited) |
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George J. Lewis as Confederate (uncredited) |
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Elmo Lincoln as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Kay Medford as Caller (uncredited) |
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Monte Montague as Piroqueman (uncredited) |
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Helen Mowery as (uncredited) |
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Bill Neff as Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Robert A. O'Neil as Cropper (uncredited) |
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Keith Richards as Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Jack Shutta as Carpenter (uncredited) |
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Arthur Space as Caller (uncredited) |
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Henry Vroom as Artillery Gunner (uncredited) |
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Frank White as Corporal (uncredited) |
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Joe Whitehead as Printer (uncredited) |
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Hank Worden as Cropper (uncredited) |
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Jack Worth as Confederate (uncredited) |
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Charles Flynn as Murphy (uncredited) |
| Directing | George Marshall | Director |
| Production | Walter Wanger | Producer |
| Writing | James H. Street | Novel |
| Crew | Lionel Wiggam | Additional Dialogue |
| Editing | Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Writing | Alan Le May | Screenplay |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Winton C. Hoch | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Production Design |
| Art | Frank A. Richards | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Wood | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
