Poster of Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, February 20 1941
83 years ago
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Portrait of Charley GrapewinCharley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin was
71 in Tobacco Road
as 'Jeeter Lester'.
Mon, Dec 20 1869 –
Thu, Feb 02 1956
Portrait of Marjorie RambeauMarjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau was
51 in Tobacco Road
as 'Sister Bessie Rice'.
Mon, Jul 15 1889 –
Mon, Jul 06 1970
Portrait of Gene TierneyGene Tierney
Gene Tierney was
20 in Tobacco Road
as 'Ellie May Lester'.
Fri, Nov 19 1920 –
Wed, Nov 06 1991
Portrait of William TracyWilliam Tracy
William Tracy was
23 in Tobacco Road
as 'Dude Lester'.
Sat, Dec 01 1917 –
Sun, Jun 18 1967
Portrait of Elizabeth PattersonElizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson was
66 in Tobacco Road
as 'Ada Lester'.
Sat, Nov 21 1874 –
Mon, Jan 31 1966
Portrait of Dana AndrewsDana Andrews
Dana Andrews was
32 in Tobacco Road
as 'Capt. Tim Harmon'.
Fri, Jan 01 1909 –
Thu, Dec 17 1992
Portrait of Slim SummervilleSlim Summerville
Slim Summerville was
48 in Tobacco Road
as 'Henry Peabody'.
Sat, Jul 09 1892 –
Sat, Jan 05 1946
Portrait of Ward BondWard Bond
Ward Bond was
37 in Tobacco Road
as 'Lov Bensey'.
Thu, Apr 09 1903 –
Sat, Nov 05 1960
Portrait of Grant MitchellGrant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell was
66 in Tobacco Road
as 'George Payne'.
Wed, Jun 17 1874 –
Wed, May 01 1957
Portrait of Zeffie TilburyZeffie Tilbury
Zeffie Tilbury was
77 in Tobacco Road
as 'Grandma Lester'.
Wed, Nov 18 1863 –
Mon, Jul 24 1950
Portrait of Russell SimpsonRussell Simpson
Russell Simpson was
60 in Tobacco Road
as 'Chief of Police'.
Wed, Jun 16 1880 –
Sat, Dec 12 1959
Portrait of Spencer ChartersSpencer Charters
Spencer Charters was
65 in Tobacco Road
as 'County Clerk'.
Tue, Mar 23 1875 –
Mon, Jan 25 1943
Portrait of Irving BaconIrving Bacon
Irving Bacon was
47 in Tobacco Road
as 'Bank Teller'.
Tue, Sep 05 1893 –
Fri, Feb 05 1965
Portrait of Harry TylerHarry Tyler
Harry Tyler was
52 in Tobacco Road
as 'Car Salesman'.
Wed, Jun 13 1888 –
Fri, Sep 15 1961
Portrait of Charles HaltonCharles Halton
Charles Halton was
64 in Tobacco Road
as 'Mayor'.
Thu, Mar 16 1876 –
Thu, Apr 16 1959
Portrait of George ChandlerGeorge Chandler
George Chandler was
42 in Tobacco Road
as 'Hotel Desk Clark'.
Thu, Jun 30 1898 –
Mon, Jun 10 1985
Portrait of Dorothy AdamsDorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams was
41 in Tobacco Road
as 'Susie Mae (uncredited)'.
Sat, Jan 06 1900 –
Wed, Mar 16 1988
Portrait of Mae MarshMae Marsh
Mae Marsh was
46 in Tobacco Road
as 'County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)'.
Wed, Nov 07 1894 –
Tue, Feb 13 1968
Portrait of Jack PennickJack Pennick
Jack Pennick was
45 in Tobacco Road
as 'Policeman'.
Sat, Dec 07 1895 –
Sun, Aug 16 1964
Portrait of Erville AldersonErville Alderson
Erville Alderson was
58 in Tobacco Road
Sun, Sep 10 1882 –
Sun, Aug 04 1957
Portrait of Luke CosgraveLuke Cosgrave
Luke Cosgrave was
78 in Tobacco Road
Wed, Aug 06 1862 –
Tue, Jun 28 1949
Portrait of Francis FordFrancis Ford
Francis Ford was
59 in Tobacco Road
Fri, Aug 12 1881 –
Sat, Sep 05 1953
Portrait of David HughesDavid Hughes
David Hughes was
39 in Tobacco Road
Wed, May 22 1901 –
Tue, Feb 05 1974
Portrait of John "Skins" MillerJohn "Skins" Miller
John "Skins" Miller was
50 in Tobacco Road
Thu, Nov 06 1890 –
Sun, Jul 15 1956
Portrait of Robert ShawRobert Shaw
Robert Shaw was
25 in Tobacco Road
Wed, Sep 15 1915 –
Mon, Jan 03 2005

Crew

Portrait of John FordJohn Ford
John Ford was
47 in Tobacco Road
as 'Director'
Thu, Feb 01 1894 –
Fri, Aug 31 1973
Portrait of Arthur C. MillerArthur C. Miller
Arthur C. Miller was
45 in Tobacco Road
as 'Director of Photography'
Mon, Jul 08 1895 –
Mon, Jul 13 1970
Portrait of Nunnally JohnsonNunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson was
43 in Tobacco Road
as 'Screenplay'
Sun, Dec 05 1897 –
Sun, Mar 27 1977
Portrait of Darryl F. ZanuckDarryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck was
38 in Tobacco Road
as 'Producer'
Fri, Sep 05 1902 –
Sat, Dec 22 1979
Portrait of Barbara McLeanBarbara McLean
Barbara McLean was
37 in Tobacco Road
as 'Editor'
Mon, Nov 16 1903 –
Thu, Mar 28 1996
Portrait of David ButtolphDavid Buttolph
David Buttolph was
38 in Tobacco Road
as 'Music'
Sun, Aug 03 1902 –
Sat, Jan 01 1983
Portrait of James BaseviJames Basevi
James Basevi was
50 in Tobacco Road
as 'Art Direction'
Sun, Sep 21 1890 –
Tue, Mar 27 1962
Portrait of Thomas LittleThomas Little
Thomas Little was
54 in Tobacco Road
as 'Set Decoration'
Sat, Aug 28 1886 –
Tue, Mar 05 1985
Portrait of Richard DayRichard Day
Richard Day was
44 in Tobacco Road
as 'Art Direction'
Sat, May 09 1896 –
Tue, May 23 1972
Portrait of Erskine CaldwellErskine Caldwell
Erskine Caldwell was
37 in Tobacco Road
as 'Novel'
Thu, Dec 17 1903 –
Sat, Apr 11 1987
Portrait of Jack KirklandJack Kirkland
Jack Kirkland was
>> in Tobacco Road
as 'Theatre Play'
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