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Tobacco Road

John Ford

1941 • 1h 24m

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 t...

Tobacco Road

Cast

Charley Grapewin

Charley GrapewinJeeter Lester

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie RambeauSister Bessie Rice

Gene Tierney

Gene TierneyEllie May Lester

William Tracy

William TracyDude Lester

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth PattersonAda Lester

Dana Andrews

Dana AndrewsCapt. Tim Harmon

Slim Summerville

Slim SummervilleHenry Peabody

Ward Bond

Ward BondLov Bensey

Grant Mitchell

Grant MitchellGeorge Payne

Zeffie Tilbury

Zeffie TilburyGrandma Lester

Russell Simpson

Russell SimpsonChief of Police

Spencer Charters

Spencer ChartersCounty Clerk

Irving Bacon

Irving BaconBank Teller

Harry Tyler

Harry TylerCar Salesman

Charles Halton

Charles HaltonMayor

Crew

John Ford

John FordDirector

Nunnally Johnson

Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. ZanuckProducer

Barbara McLean

Barbara McLeanEditor

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