The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Director:
John Ford
Writer:
Nunnally Johnson
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Henry Fonda as Tom Joad |
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Jane Darwell as Ma Joad |
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John Carradine as Casy |
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Charley Grapewin as Grandpa Joad |
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Dorris Bowdon as Rosasharn |
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Russell Simpson as Pa Joad |
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O.Z. Whitehead as Al Joad |
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John Qualen as Muley Graves |
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Eddie Quillan as Connie Rivers |
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Zeffie Tilbury as Grandma Joad |
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Frank Sully as Noah |
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Frank Darien as Uncle John |
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Darryl Hickman as Winfield |
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Shirley Mills as Ruth Joad |
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Roger Imhof as Thomas |
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Grant Mitchell as Caretaker |
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Charles D. Brown as Wilkie |
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John Arledge as Davis |
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Ward Bond as Policeman |
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Harry Tyler as Bert |
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William Pawley as Bill |
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Charles Tannen as Joe |
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Selmer Jackson as Inspection Officer |
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Charles Middleton as Leader |
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Eddy Waller as Proprietor |
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Paul Guilfoyle as Floyd |
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David Hughes as Frank |
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Cliff Clark as City Man |
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Joe Sawyer as Bookkeeper |
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Frank Faylen as Tim |
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Adrian Morris as Agent |
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Hollis Jewell as Muley's Son |
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Robert Homans as Spencer |
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Irving Bacon as Driver |
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Kitty McHugh as Mae |
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Gino Corrado as Chef (uncredited) |
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Pat Flaherty as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Francis Ford as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Herbert Heywood as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
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Mae Marsh as Muley's Wife (uncredited) |
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Dan White as Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited) |
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Wally Albright as Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited) |
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Erville Alderson as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited) |
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Robert J. Anderson as Hungry Boy (uncredited) |
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Arthur Aylesworth as Father (uncredited) |
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Trevor Bardette as Jule - Bouncer at Dance (uncredited) |
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Joe Bordeaux as Migrant (uncredited) |
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George P. Breakston as Willie (uncredited) |
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Buster Brodie as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Delmar Costello as Migrant (uncredited) |
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W.H. Davis as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Emily Gerdes as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Barney Gilmore as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Edna Hall as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Charles Herzinger as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Harry Holden as Migrant (uncredited) |
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David Kirkland as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Lillian Lawrence as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Scotty Mattraw as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Frank Newburg as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Walter Perry as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Rose Plumer as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Al Stewart as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Charles Thurston as Migrant (uncredited) |
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D.H. Turner as Migrant (uncredited) |
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John Wallace as Peg-Leg Migrant (uncredited) |
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Charles West as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Russ Clark as Guard (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as Guard (uncredited) |
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Philip Morris as Guard (uncredited) |
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Max Wagner as Guard (uncredited) |
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Harry Cording as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Ralph Dunn as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Bob Reeves as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Lee Shumway as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Paul Sutton as Deputy (uncredited) |
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William Haade as Deputy with shogun (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor as Deputy #1 (uncredited) |
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Harry Tenbrook as Deputy / Troublemaker (uncredited) |
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Tom Tyler as Deputy Handcuffing Casy (uncredited) |
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Thornton Edwards as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
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Rex Lease as Cop (uncredited) |
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Ben Hall as Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited) |
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Louis Mason as Man in Camp (uncredited) |
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Walter McGrail as Gang Leader (uncredited) |
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Walter Miller as New Mexico Border Guard (uncredited) |
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George O'Hara as Clerk (uncredited) |
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Ted Oliver as State Policeman (uncredited) |
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Inez Palange as Woman in Camp (uncredited) |
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Steve Pendleton as Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited) |
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Robert Shaw as Gas Station Attendant #1 in Needles (uncredited) |
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Jack Pennick as Camp Helper (uncredited) |
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Dick Rich as Keene Ranch Guard (uncredited) |
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Gloria Roy as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Peggy Ryan as Hungry Girl (uncredited) |
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Georgia Simmons as Woman (uncredited) |
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Harry Strang as Fred - Trucker #2 at Diner (uncredited) |
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Glen Walters as Woman Who Gets Shot (uncredited) |
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Norman Willis as Joe - Shot at Floyd (uncredited) |
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Bill Wolfe as Square-Dance Caller (uncredited) |
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Waclaw Rekwart as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Josephine Allen as Migrant (uncredited) |
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John Binns as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Leon Brace as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Henry Brahe as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Scotty Brown as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Hal Budlong as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Nora Bush as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Shirley Coates as Girl in Migrant Camp (uncredited) |
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Cal Cohen as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Cecil Cook as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Jim Corey as Buck Jackson - Witness at Dance (uncredited) |
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Jane Crowley as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Helen Dean as Migrant (uncredited) |
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John Dilson as Bookseller (uncredited) |
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Lillian Drew as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Frank Atkinson as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Tex Cooper as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Billy Elmer as Migrant (uncredited) |
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William Gillis as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Don Hawks as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Jules Michelson as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Richard Neill as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Jack Perrin as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Spencer Quinn as Boy (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan as Deputy (uncredited) |
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William Sundholm as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Pearl Varvalle as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Eleanore Vogel as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Harry Wallace as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Jack Walters as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Jim Welch as Migrant (uncredited) |
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Bill Worth as Migrant (uncredited) |
| Art | Mark-Lee Kirk | Art Direction |
| Editing | Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Writing | Nunnally Johnson | Screenplay |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Sound | Robert Parrish | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Production | Nunnally Johnson | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Bert Shipman | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles Gemora | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Edward O'Fearna | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Production | Ralph Dietrich | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustaf Norin | Makeup Department Head |
| Lighting | Vic Jones | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Bill McLellan | Gaffer |
| Art | William Sittel | Assistant Property Master |
| Writing | John Steinbeck | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Myrtle Ford | Hairstylist |
| Production | Bernard McEveety | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Otto Brower | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Andy Kisch | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Ed Jones | Props |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Sound | George Leverett | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Edmund H. Hansen | Sound |
| Crew | Richard Farnsworth | Stunts |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Eddie Garvin | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Paul Garnett | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ralph Hoge | Grip |
| Camera | Lou Kunkel | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Emmett Schoenbaum | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Cliff Shirpser | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sam Benson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Kernell | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josephine Perrin | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Mary Crumley | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Robert Parrish | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Jack Wells | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Sound | Danny Borzage | Musician |
| Sound | Louis Kaufman | Musician |
| Directing | Meta Stern | Script Supervisor |