Tobacco Road

1941, comedy, drama

84 minutes

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.

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Cast

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Jeeter Lester

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

Sister Bessie Rice

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Ellie May Lester

William Tracy

William Tracy

Dude Lester

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Ada Lester

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Capt. Tim Harmon

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

Henry Peabody

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Lov Bensey

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

George Payne

Zeffie Tilbury

Zeffie Tilbury

Grandma Lester

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

County Clerk

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Chief of Police

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Susie Mae (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick

Policeman

George Chandler

George Chandler

Hotel Desk Clark

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Car Salesman

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Bank Teller

Crew

Art

James Basevi

Art direction

Richard Day

Art direction

Thomas Little

Set decoration

Camera

Directing

John Ford

John Ford

Director

Editing

Production

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

Sound

Writing

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