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Tobacco Road

NR
ComedyDrama
6.6/10(50 ratings)

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.

02-20-1941
1h 24m
Tobacco Road
Backdrop for Tobacco Road

Main Cast

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Jeeter Lester

Sister Bessie Rice

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Ellie May Lester

William Tracy

William Tracy

Dude Lester

Ada Lester

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Capt. Tim Harmon

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

Henry Peabody

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
John Ford
Production:
20th Century Fox

Key Crew

Theatre Play:
Jack Kirkland
Screenplay:
Nunnally Johnson
Director:
John Ford
Producer:
Darryl F. Zanuck
Director of Photography:
Arthur C. Miller

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en