Tobacco Road 1941

Synopsis

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.

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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
• Zeffie Tilbury Grandma Lester

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