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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."

Cast

8517

Charley Grapewin

as Jeeter Lester

83235

Marjorie Rambeau

as Sister Bessie Rice

20124

Gene Tierney

as Ellie May Lester

83236

William Tracy

as Dude Lester

83237

Elizabeth Patterson

as Ada Lester

13578

Dana Andrews

as Capt. Tim Harmon

2016

Slim Summerville

as Henry Peabody

4303

Ward Bond

as Lov Bensey

30215

Grant Mitchell

as George Payne

8522

Zeffie Tilbury

as Grandma Lester

8519

Russell Simpson

as Chief of Police

34280

Spencer Charters

as County Clerk

30530

Irving Bacon

as Bank Teller

105454

Harry Tyler

as Car Salesman

2502

Charles Halton

as Mayor

33178

George Chandler

as Hotel Desk Clark

3346

Dorothy Adams

as Susie Mae (uncredited)

8829

Mae Marsh

as County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)

975692

Jack Pennick

as Policeman

589728

Erville Alderson

as

1074127

Luke Cosgrave

as

30496

Francis Ford

as

190772

David Hughes

as

1027429

John 'Skins' Miller

as

1064477

Robert Shaw

as

Crew

83239

Jack Kirkland

Theatre Play

8501

Nunnally Johnson

Screenplay

83238

Erskine Caldwell

Novel

8500

John Ford

Director

2763

James Basevi

Art Direction

10603

Barbara McLean

Editor

8506

Richard Day

Art Direction

8502

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

8508

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

17667

David Buttolph

Music

14648

Arthur C. Miller

Director of Photography