Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

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

6.7 /10 58 votes
February 20, 1941 1h 24m Released

Storyline

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.

Key Information

Director John Ford
Writers Jack Kirkland, Nunnally Johnson
Studio 20th Century Fox
Rating 6.7/10
Language EN

Cast & Crew

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

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Chief of Police

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

County Clerk

Frequently Asked Questions

Tobacco Road was released on February 20, 1941.

The runtime of Tobacco Road is 1h 24m.

Tobacco Road is a Comedy, Drama movie.

Tobacco Road has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

Tobacco Road is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Tobacco Road was directed by John Ford.

The main cast of Tobacco Road includes Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney.

Tobacco Road is originally in English.