Tobacco Road

John Ford
1941-02-20

ON THE SCREEN AT LAST! The Picture you've waited eight years to see...Picturized by the men who gave you "GRAPES OF WRATH"
6.6
84 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Charley Grapewin Jeeter Lester Unowned
Marjorie Rambeau Sister Bessie Rice Unowned
Gene Tierney Ellie May Lester Unowned
William Tracy Dude Lester Unowned
Elizabeth Patterson Ada Lester Unowned
Dana Andrews Capt. Tim Harmon Unowned
Slim Summerville Henry Peabody Unowned
Ward Bond Lov Bensey Unowned
Grant Mitchell George Payne Unowned
Zeffie Tilbury Grandma Lester Unowned
Russell Simpson Chief of Police Unowned
Spencer Charters County Clerk Unowned
Irving Bacon Bank Teller Unowned
Harry Tyler Car Salesman Unowned
Charles Halton Mayor Unowned
George Chandler Hotel Desk Clark Unowned
Dorothy Adams Susie Mae (uncredited) Unowned
Mae Marsh County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Pennick Policeman Unowned
Erville Alderson Unowned
Luke Cosgrave Unowned
Francis Ford Unowned
David Hughes Unowned
John "Skins" Miller Unowned
Robert Shaw Unowned