Tobacco Road
English • 1941 • 1h 24m
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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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorJohn Ford
WriterNunnally Johnson
CinematographerArthur C. Miller
ComposerDavid Buttolph
EditorBarbara McLean
ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck
Cast
Charley Grapewinas Jeeter Lester
Marjorie Rambeauas Sister Bessie Rice
Gene Tierneyas Ellie May Lester