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Tobacco Road (1941)Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of hillbilly stereotypes live in a rural backwater where their ancestors were once wealthy planters... See full summary » Director:John Ford |
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Charley Grapewin | ... |
Jeeter Lester
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Marjorie Rambeau | ... |
Sister Bessie Rice
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William Tracy | ... |
Dude Lester
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Elizabeth Patterson | ... |
Ada Lester
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Capt. Tim Harmon
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Slim Summerville | ... |
Henry Peabody
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Lov Bensey
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Grant Mitchell | ... |
George Payne
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Zeffie Tilbury | ... |
Grandma Lester
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Russell Simpson | ... |
Chief of Police
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Spencer Charters | ... |
County Clerk
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Irving Bacon | ... |
Teller
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Harry Tyler | ... |
Auto Dealer
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Charles Halton | ... |
Mayor
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Storyline
Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of hillbilly stereotypes live in a rural backwater 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; subplots involve the affairs and marriages of son Dude and daughter Ellie May. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF SENSATIONAL STAGE SUCCESS...IT'S ON THE SCREEN AT LAST! (original print ad - all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
La route au tabac See more »Box Office
Gross:
$1,900,000 (USA) (1973)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Traditional spiritual
Sung a cappella by Marjorie Rambeau and Charley Grapewin See more »
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The Broadway play by Jack Kirkland based on Erskine Caldwell's novel opened 4 December 1933 and set a record for longevity on Broadway when it closed on 31 May 1941 after 3,281 performances. It was revived on Broadway twice in the next two years, bring its total running time there to nearly ten years (1933-1943). Opened at the Theatre Masque and then moved to the 48th Street Theatre followed by the Forrest Theatre for the original production. The play was revived in 1942, 1943 and 1950. The original Broadway production is the sixteenth longest running show ever. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The morning following a torrential rain storm, dirt roads are absolutely dry. See more »Quotes
Jeeter Lester: Why, Ada here never... never spoke a word to me for the first ten years we was married. Heh! Them was the happiest ten years of my life.See more »
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" (Gimme Dat) Old Time Religion"Traditional spiritual
Sung a cappella by Marjorie Rambeau and Charley Grapewin See more »
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