Tobacco Road
6.6
53 Reviews
1941
1h 24min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
20 February 1941
Runtime
1h 24min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
20th Century Fox
Cast
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
Irving Bacon
Bank Teller
Harry Tyler
Car Salesman
Charles Halton
Mayor
George Chandler
Hotel Desk Clark
Dorothy Adams
Susie Mae (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Policeman
Erville Alderson
Acting
Luke Cosgrave
Acting
Francis Ford
Acting
David Hughes
Acting
John 'Skins' Miller
Acting
Robert Shaw
Acting
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