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Tobacco Road

  • 1941
  • TMDB 6.8/10
  • 1h 24m

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.

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.

Cast

  • Charley GrapewinJeeter Lester
  • Marjorie RambeauSister Bessie Rice
  • Gene TierneyEllie May Lester
  • William TracyDude Lester
  • Elizabeth PattersonAda Lester
  • Dana AndrewsCapt. Tim Harmon
  • Slim SummervilleHenry Peabody
  • Ward BondLov Bensey

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