Tobacco Road
Seen it?1941 | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1941: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Ford
- Charley GrapewinJeeter Lester
- Marjorie RambeauSister Bessie Rice
- Gene TierneyEllie May Lester
- William TracyDude Lester
- Elizabeth PattersonAda Lester
- Dana AndrewsCapt. Tim Harmon
- Slim SummervilleHenry Peabody
- Ward BondLov Bensey
- Grant MitchellGeorge Payne
- Zeffie TilburyGrandma Lester