Tobacco Road (1941)


Tobacco Road
Release Date20 February 1941
TaglineProduced by the men who gave you..."GRAPES OF WRATH"
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsEncino, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRural Drama, Ensemble Film, Domestic Comedy
Niche GenreComedy Drama
ThemesEccentric Families, Class Differences, Fighting the System
TonesHumorous, Quirky, Rousing
TagsAchievement, Backwoods, Bonds [investments], Car, Chance, Community, Daughter, Deception, Depression, Dignity, Employment, Ethics, Family, Father, Finances, Forest, Grandmother, Help, Honesty, Humiliation, Husband, Integrity, Land, Laziness, Life, Loot, Love, Luck, Man, Man Vs Nature, Manager, Meeting, Neighbor, Parent, Planting, Poor Family, Poverty, Running, Sexual, Sister, Slob, Son, South, Southerner, Struggle, Survivor, Tension, Values, Vegetable [food], Walk, Wife, Work Ethic

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


Cast and Crew


Cast

Jeeter Lester

Sister Bessie Rice

Ellie May Lester

Dude Lester

Ada Lester

Capt. Tim Harmon

Henry Peabody

Lov Bensey

George Payne

Grandma Lester

Chief of Police

County Clerk

Bank teller

Harry Tyler
Auto dealer

Hotel clerk

Hillbilly

Mr. Lester

Payne's secretary

Erville Alderson
Driver of car almost hit by Dude Lester)

Luke Cosgrave
Undetermined Role

Vagabond on road

David Hughes
Coroner

County Clerk's assistant

John 'Skins' Miller
Auto dealers mechanic

Jack Pennick
Deputy sheriff

Director

Nunnally Johnson

Producer

producer

Original Music

David Buttolph
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Cinematographer

Arthur C. Miller

Editor

Barbara McLean
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Art Director

James Basevi
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Set Decorator

Thomas Little
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Makeup Department

Carrie O'Neill
hair stylist: Gene Tierney

Production Manager

Ed Ebele
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gene Bryant
assistant director

Edward O'Fearna
assistant director

Sound Department

Eugene Grossman
sound

Roger Heman Sr.
sound

sound effects editor

Special Effects

Fred Etcheverry
special effects technician

Stunts

Harvey Parry
stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department

camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Harry Kernell
wardrobe

Other Crew

producer: stage play

Harry H. Oshrin
producer: stage play

Harry Brand
publicity director

Ray C. Moore
location manager

Production Company

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Miscellaneous

American International Video Search Inc.
video






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