Movie, 1941
Tobacco Road
IMDb 6.8, 84 min, Comedy, Drama, United States of America
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.
Cast
20 credited
Charley Grapewin
Jeeter Lester
Marjorie Rambeau
Sister Bessie Rice
Gene Tierney
Ellie May Lester
William Tracy
Dude Lester
Elizabeth Patterson
Ada 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
Details
DirectorJohn Ford
WritersJack Kirkland, Nunnally Johnson, Erskine Caldwell
Runtime84 min
ReleasedThu, Feb 20, 1941
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt0034297
