
Feature film — 1941
Tobacco Road (1941)
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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A high-signal pick with 61 votes.
20th Century Fox
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Director: John Ford
On screen
Cast & crew

Charley Grapewin
Jeeter Lester

Marjorie Rambeau
Sister Bessie Rice

Gene Tierney
Ellie May Lester

William Tracy
Dude Lester

Elizabeth Patterson
Ada Lester

Dana Andrews
Capt. Tim Harmon

Slim Summerville
Henry Peabody

Ward Bond
Lov Bensey

Grant Mitchell
George Payne

Zeffie Tilbury
Grandma Lester

Russell Simpson
Chief of Police

Spencer Charters
County Clerk
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