Tobacco Road
📖 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.
🎥 Production Details
- 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"”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- John Ford
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Charley GrapewinJeeter Lester
Marjorie RambeauSister Bessie Rice
Gene TierneyEllie May Lester
William TracyDude Lester
Elizabeth PattersonAda Lester
Dana AndrewsCapt. Tim Harmon
Slim SummervilleHenry Peabody
Ward BondLov Bensey
Grant MitchellGeorge Payne
Zeffie TilburyGrandma Lester🎬 Similar Movies
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Tobacco Road about?
- 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.
- Who directed Tobacco Road?
- Tobacco Road was directed by John Ford.
- When was Tobacco Road released?
- Tobacco Road was released on February 20, 1941.
- How long is Tobacco Road?
- Tobacco Road has a runtime of 1h 24m.
- Where can I track Tobacco Road?
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