Tobacco Road (1941) movie poster

Tobacco Road (1941)

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

84 minComedyDrama

TMDb6.8/1060 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: John Ford

Cast

Charley Grapewin as Jeeter Lester

Charley Grapewin

Jeeter Lester

Marjorie Rambeau as Sister Bessie Rice

Marjorie Rambeau

Sister Bessie Rice

Gene Tierney as Ellie May Lester

Gene Tierney

Ellie May Lester

William Tracy as Dude Lester

William Tracy

Dude Lester

Elizabeth Patterson as Ada Lester

Elizabeth Patterson

Ada Lester

Dana Andrews as Capt. Tim Harmon

Dana Andrews

Capt. Tim Harmon

Slim Summerville as Henry Peabody

Slim Summerville

Henry Peabody

Ward Bond as Lov Bensey

Ward Bond

Lov Bensey

Grant Mitchell as George Payne

Grant Mitchell

George Payne

Zeffie Tilbury as Grandma Lester

Zeffie Tilbury

Grandma Lester

Russell Simpson as Chief of Police

Russell Simpson

Chief of Police

Spencer Charters as County Clerk

Spencer Charters

County Clerk

Irving Bacon as Bank Teller

Irving Bacon

Bank Teller

Harry Tyler as Car Salesman

Harry Tyler

Car Salesman

Keywords

Plot:bankermarriagegeorgiahillbillybackwoodssharecropper