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Tobacco Road (1941)

 -  Comedy | Drama  -  7 March 1941 (USA)
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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 ... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Jeeter Lester
Marjorie Rambeau ...
Sister Bessie Rice
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William Tracy ...
Dude Lester
Elizabeth Patterson ...
Ada Lester
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Capt. Tim Harmon
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Henry Peabody
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Lov Bensey
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George Payne
Zeffie Tilbury ...
Grandma Lester
Russell Simpson ...
Chief of Police
Spencer Charters ...
County Clerk
Irving Bacon ...
Teller
Harry Tyler ...
Auto Dealer
Charles Halton ...
Mayor
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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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ON THE SCREEN AT LAST! The Picture you've waited eight years to see...Picturized by the men who gave you "GRAPES OF WRATH" See more »

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Comedy | Drama

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7 March 1941 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

La route au tabac  »

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(Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

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1.37 : 1
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The movie was banned in Australia for unspecified reasons, but generally had few censorship problems. See more »

Goofs

The morning following a torrential rain storm, dirt roads are absolutely dry. See more »

Quotes

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

Spoofed in Tabasco Road (1957) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bringing in the Sheaves"
Music by George A. Minor
Lyrics by Knowles Shaw
Sung a cappella by Marjorie Rambeau, William Tracy, Charles Halton and others at the marriage bureau
Played as background music often
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Annoying and Boring
30 June 2008 | by (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – See all my reviews

In Georgia, near to the Savannah River, the lazy and crook hillbilly Jeeter Lester (Charley Grapewin) lives in the Tobacco Road with his wife Ada (Elizabeth Patterson), his son Dude (William Tracy) and his single daughter Ellie May (Gene Tierney) in a very poor condition. When the bank decides to take over his land, the banker George Payne (Grant Mitchell) is convinced by his friend Capt. Tim Harmon (Dana Andrews) to lease the land to Jeeter for US$ 100.00 per year. Jeeter plots a means to loan the amount from the widow Sister Bessie Rice (Marjorie Rambeau) that has just received U$ 800.00 from the life insurance company. However, Bessie decides to get married with Dude and uses the money to buy a brand new car for Dude. Jeeter plots a means to sell her car while he tries to marry Ellie May with his son-in-law Lov Bensey (Ward Bond) that was left by his wife.

"Tobacco Road" is absolutely overrated with a boring story that is not funny and annoying characters. Dude honking the horn of the car is irritating; Jeeter is a small time crook and thief that steals his own family and it is impossible to feel any empathy or sympathy for such hillbilly. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Caminhos Ásperos" ("Rough Ways")


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