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Tobacco Road

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.

1941 |1h 24m |  Comedy, Drama

Cast

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Charley Grapewin

Jeeter Lester

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Marjorie Rambeau

Sister Bessie Rice

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Gene Tierney

Ellie May Lester

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William Tracy

Dude Lester

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Elizabeth Patterson

Ada Lester

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Dana Andrews

Capt. Tim Harmon

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Slim Summerville

Henry Peabody

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Ward Bond

Lov Bensey

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Grant Mitchell

George Payne

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Zeffie Tilbury

Grandma Lester

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Russell Simpson

Chief of Police

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Spencer Charters

County Clerk

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Irving Bacon

Bank Teller

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Harry Tyler

Car Salesman

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Charles Halton

Mayor

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George Chandler

Hotel Desk Clark

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Dorothy Adams

Susie Mae (uncredited)

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Mae Marsh

County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)

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Jack Pennick

Policeman

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Erville Alderson

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Luke Cosgrave

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Francis Ford

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John "Skins" Miller

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Robert Shaw

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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