Movie: Tobacco Road

Top 10 Billed Cast

Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin

Jeeter Lester

Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau

Sister Bessie Rice

Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney

Ellie May Lester

William Tracy
William Tracy

Dude Lester

Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson

Ada Lester

Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews

Capt. Tim Harmon

Slim Summerville
Slim Summerville

Henry Peabody

Ward Bond
Ward Bond

Lov Bensey

Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell

George Payne

Zeffie Tilbury
Zeffie Tilbury

Grandma Lester

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1941-02-20

  • Average

    6.757

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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