Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

Release date : February 20, 1941
Runtime : 1h 24m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : John Ford /
Production companies : 20th Century Fox /
February 20, 1941 1h 24m United States of America Comedy English More
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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.
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Charley Grapewin
Jeeter Lester
Marjorie Rambeau
Sister Bessie Rice
Gene Tierney
Ellie May Lester
William Tracy
Dude Lester
Dana Andrews
Capt. Tim Harmon
Slim Summerville
Henry Peabody
Ward Bond
Lov Bensey
Grant Mitchell
George Payne
Zeffie Tilbury
Grandma Lester
Russell Simpson
Chief of Police
Spencer Charters
County Clerk
Irving Bacon
Bank Teller
Harry Tyler
Car Salesman
George Chandler
Hotel Desk Clark
Dorothy Adams
Susie Mae (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)
  • title:Tobacco Road
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1941
  • Runtime:1h 24m
  • Genres: Comedy · Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: John Ford /
  • Writers: Jack Kirkland · Nunnally Johnson · Erskine Caldwell ·
  • Production companies: 20th Century Fox ·
  • Overview: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.
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