Tobacco Road (1941) ( Tobacco Rd )

Tobacco Road (1941) (DVD) (*)

$35.99

Alternate Title: Tobacco Rd
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
81 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1941 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Ford

Written By:
Erskine Caldwell
Jack Kirkland

Actors:
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 (banker)
Zeffie Tilbury ..... Grandma Lester
Russell Simpson ..... Chief of Police
Spencer Charters ..... County Clerk
Irving Bacon ..... Bank teller
Harry Tyler ..... Auto dealer
Charles Halton ..... Mayor

Synopsis:

In Georgia, near to the Savannah River, the lazy and crook hillbilly Jeeter Lester lives in the Tobacco Road with his wife Ada, his son Dude and his single daughter Ellie May in a very poor condition. When the bank decides to take over his land, the banker George Payne is convinced by his friend Capt. Tim Harmon 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 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 that was left by his wife.

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.

The story of poor white folks in the South -- the lazy Jeeter Lester and his long-suffering wife -- is cleaned up a bit for the movie and stresses comedy more than rural crudeness.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 09 June, 2011.

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