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     Charley Grapewin

     Jeeter Lester
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     Marjorie Rambeau

     Sister Bessie Rice
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     Gene Tierney

     Ellie May Lester
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     William Tracy

     Dude Lester
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     Elizabeth Patterson

     Ada Lester
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     Dana Andrews

     Capt. Tim Harmon

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tobacco_Road_(film)Tobacco Road (film) - Wikipedia

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   Tobacco Road is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed by John Ford and starring Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney and William Tracy. It was based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell and the 1933 Broadway play that Jack Kirkland adapted from the novel. [1]

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0034297Tobacco Road (1941) - IMDb

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   Dirt poor, elderly Georgia farmer Jeeter Lester (Charley Grapewin) schemes to get some money so that he and his wife Ada (Elizabeth Patterson) can remain at their dilapidated frame house on Tobacco Road, in this Great Depression era story, part comedy, part drama.

   • 6.4/10 (2.6K)
   • Genre: Comedy, Drama

   • Director: John Ford
   • Release Date: 1941-03-07

5. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleTobacco Road (1941) - Turner Classic Movies

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   The downtrodden Lester family lives in rural Georgia on once-prosperous farm land, now fallow, which lies alongside the old tobacoo road. The head of the family is Jeeter, a shiftless man who is always making grand plans but never following through with them. The other Lesters are Jeeter's hard-working wife Ada; their daughter Ellie May, who is ...

   • Director: John Ford, Gene Bryant, Edward O'fearna

   • Actors: Marjorie Rambeau

6. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › tobacco-road-1941Tobacco Road (1941) - Rotten Tomatoes

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   Tobacco Road. A poor family in rural Georgia struggles to make ends meet as the clan's father, Jeeter Lester (Charley Grapewin), proudly refuses help at every turn.

   • 37% (28)
   • Actors: Charley Grapewin

   • Director: John Ford
   • Category: Drama

7. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 18539Tobacco Road (1941) - The Movie Database (TMDB)

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   Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank's plans to take over the land for more profitable farming. Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors were once wealthy planters.

8. www.allmovie.com › movie › tobacco-road-am36930Tobacco Road (1941) - John Ford | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods ...

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   Tobacco Road is a 1941 film directed by John Ford starring Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney, William Tracy Dana Andrews and Ward Bond. It was based on the novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell, but the plot was rewritten for the film.

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   Is Tobacco Road based on a true story?

   • Tobacco Road is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed by John Ford and starring Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney and William Tracy. It was based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell and the 1933 Broadway play that Jack Kirkland adapted from the novel.

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   Was Tobacco Road a good movie?

   • It was one of Andrei Tarkovsky 's favorite movies. Otar Iosseliani considered it a masterpiece. Many critics compared the film of Tobacco Road to the stage version, which was still running on Broadway at the time of the film's release.

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   When did Tobacco Road come out?

   • " Tobacco Road " is a blues song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in December 1959 and released in 1960. This song became a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres.

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   What is Tobacco Road?

   • Tobacco Road is a golf course consistently rated amongst the nation’s best. It features 18 drop-dead signature holes set amidst rolling Sandhills and golden love grass. The breathtaking scene is so beautiful that you will want to bring along your camera to forever capture the greatness of ‘The Road’.

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10. www.moviefone.com › movie › tobacco-roadTobacco Road (1941) - Movie - Moviefone

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    Visit the movie page for 'Tobacco Road' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and movie review.