Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1941 · 1h 24m

Tobacco Road

Director

Cast

Charley Grapewin as Jeeter Lester Marjorie Rambeau as Sister Bessie Rice Gene Tierney as Ellie May Lester William Tracy as Dude Lester Elizabeth Patterson as Ada Lester Dana Andrews as Capt. Tim Harmon

Crew

Arthur C. Miller — Director of Photography Barbara McLean — Editor Nunnally Johnson — Screenplay Erskine Caldwell — Novel Darryl F. Zanuck — Producer

Tagline

ON THE SCREEN AT LAST! The Picture you've waited eight years to see...Picturized by the men who gave you "GRAPES OF WRATH"

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

John Ford Director Arthur C. Miller Director of Photography Barbara McLean Editor Nunnally Johnson Screenplay Erskine Caldwell Novel Darryl F. Zanuck Producer

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