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Tobacco Road

6.819411h 24mNRMovieComedyDrama

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.

DirectorJohn Ford
WriterNunnally Johnson
ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck

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Cast · Directed by John Ford

CGCharley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
Jeeter Lester
MRMarjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau
Sister Bessie Rice
GTGene Tierney
Gene Tierney
Ellie May Lester
WTWilliam Tracy
William Tracy
Dude Lester
EPElizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Ada Lester
DADana Andrews
Dana Andrews
Capt. Tim Harmon
SSSlim Summerville
Slim Summerville
Henry Peabody
WBWard Bond
Ward Bond
Lov Bensey
GMGrant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
George Payne
ZTZeffie Tilbury
Zeffie Tilbury
Grandma Lester
RSRussell Simpson
Russell Simpson
Chief of Police
SCSpencer Charters
Spencer Charters
County Clerk

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Tobacco Road — streaming FAQ

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