Tobacco Road (1941)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

John Ford

Writers:

Erskine Caldwell (novel)
Jack Kirkland (play)

Release Date:

7 March 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Produced by the men who gave you..."GRAPES OF WRATH"

Plot:

Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of hillbilly stereotypes live in a rural backwater where their ancestors were once wealthy planters...

Plot Keywords:

Hillbilly | Marriage | Banker | Poor Farm | Automobile

Cast

Charley Grapewin	...	Jeeter Lester
Marjorie Rambeau	...	Sister Bessie Rice
Gene Tierney	...	Ellie May Lester
William Tracy	...	Dude Lester
Elizabeth Patterson	...	Ada Lester
Dana Andrews	...	Capt. Tim Harmon
Slim Summerville	...	Henry Peabody
Ward Bond	...	Lov Bensey
Grant Mitchell	...	George Payne (banker)
Zeffie Tilbury	...	Grandma Lester
Russell Simpson	...	Chief of Police
Spencer Charters	...	County Clerk
Irving Bacon	...	Bank teller
Harry Tyler	...	Auto dealer
Charles Halton	...	Mayor

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #6979)

Filming Locations:

Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

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.

Quotes:

Lov Bensey: I ain't tradin' turnips with nobody.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Grindhouse (2007)

Soundtrack:

(Gimme Dat) Old Time Religion

movie is very natural and funny

I really and truly loved this movie.. so much so I have made VHS copies for my friends so they can see just how funny and comical this one is. hardly anyone I talked to has ever seen it and most have never heard of it either.. due to the fact that it is unavailable on DVD or VHS and hardly ever shown on TV makes it more exciting to watch. I really want to give it more than a 7 but I will stay with that because of the somewhat unpopularity by some movie critics of this movie. most movie critics wouldn't know a good movie if it hit them in the face. all in all it is a refreshing type of comedy that will keep you laughing for hours and hours. a movie that everyone should experience at least once.