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Tap Roots is a 1948 Technicolor Western war film set during the American Civil War. It is very loosely based on the true life story of Newton Knight , a farm owner who attempted to secede Jones County from Mississippi .
- $2,118,688
- Walter Wanger
Tap Roots: Directed by George Marshall. With Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, Boris Karloff, Julie London. In 1860s Mississippi, the Dabneys, founders of the Dabney plantation in Levington, experience tragedy and turmoil when they refuse to join either side of the American Civil War.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- George Marshall
- 1948-11-29
Tap Roots. When the Dabneys, abolitionist plantation owners in rural Mississippi, announce their intent to remain neutral in the Civil War, they find themselves caught in the crossfire.
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- George Marshall
- Drama
- Van Heflin
Aug 15, 2020 · Tap Roots (1948) Mark Franklin August 15, 2020 1940s. The Dabney family has put down deep roots in Lebanon, Mississippi. They rule the area. And when the Civil War breaks out, Hoab Dabney (Ward Bond) is convinced the best option is to declare neutrality and stay out of the conflict.
Summaries. In 1860s Mississippi, the Dabneys, founders of the Dabney plantation in Levington, experience tragedy and turmoil when they refuse to join either side of the American Civil War. Morna Dabney is engaged to soldier Clay MacIvor in the days before the War Between the States.
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Director. James H. Street. Novel. Alan Le May. Screenplay. Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which chooses to secede from the state rather than enter the conflict. The county is protected from the Confederacy by an abolitionist and a Native American gentleman.
