Tobacco Road
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Tobacco Road

(1941)Directed by John Ford84 minComedy, Drama
“ON THE SCREEN AT LAST! The Picture you've waited eight years to see...Picturized by the men who gave you "GRAPES OF WRATH"”

The land the Lesters farm in rural Georgia once belonged to their planter ancestors, and no one in the family can say how it came to this. Jeeter Lester (Charley Grapewin) and his household of sharecroppers get by on slapstick and stubbornness while the bank plans to take the acreage for more profitable farming. John Ford keeps Jeeter right at the center, an old man holding to dirt that is no longer his to hold.

Charley Grapewinas Jeeter Lester
Marjorie Rambeauas Sister Bessie Rice
Gene Tierneyas Ellie May Lester
William Tracyas Dude Lester
Elizabeth Pattersonas Ada Lester
Dana Andrewsas Capt. Tim Harmon
Slim Summervilleas Henry Peabody
Ward Bondas Lov Bensey
Grant Mitchellas George Payne
Zeffie Tilburyas Grandma Lester
Russell Simpsonas Chief of Police
Spencer Chartersas County Clerk
Irving Baconas Bank Teller
Harry Tyleras Car Salesman
George Chandleras Hotel Desk Clark
Dorothy Adamsas Susie Mae (uncredited)
Mae Marshas County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Pennickas Policeman