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Tobacco Road

1941, Movie, NR, 84 mins

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A twisty, humorous antithesis to The Grapes of Wrath and a switch from director John Ford's usual style of family bonding. Set among the "poor white trash" of Georgia's Tobacco Road area during the Depression, this beautifully shot adaptation of Erskine Caldwell's novel chronicles the struggle of impoverished Jeeter Lester (Charley Grapewin) and his wife Ada (Elizabeth Patterson) to pay the bills and keep their family together. Despite the somber man vs. the elements theme, Ford plays much of it for laughs. Read the complete review for Tobacco Road
Year: 1941
Rated NR

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Cast
Charley Grapewin: Jeeter Lester
Marjorie Rambeau: Sister Bessie
Gene Tierney: Ellie May Lester
William Tracy: Duke Lester
Elizabeth Patterson: Ada Lester
Dana Andrews: Dr. Tim

 

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