Tobacco Road (1941)
Tobacco Road is a 1941 comedy movie directed by John Ford, with a running time of 1h 24m. It stars Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau and Gene Tierney.
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 as Jeeter Lester
- Marjorie Rambeau as Sister Bessie Rice
- Gene Tierney as Ellie May Lester
- William Tracy as Dude Lester
- Elizabeth Patterson as Ada Lester
- Dana Andrews as Capt. Tim Harmon
- Slim Summerville as Henry Peabody
- Ward Bond as Lov Bensey
- Grant Mitchell as George Payne
- Zeffie Tilbury as Grandma Lester
- Russell Simpson as Chief of Police
- Spencer Charters as County Clerk