Director: John Ford

Writer: Nunnally Johnson

From novel: Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell

From a play: Tobacco Road by Jack Kirkland

Music by: David Buttolph

Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck

Keywords: Comedy

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dana Andrews	Actor	1-Jan-1909	17-Dec-1992	The Best Years of Our Lives
Irving Bacon	Actor	6-Sep-1893	5-Feb-1965	Mr. Beazley
Ward Bond	Actor	9-Apr-1903	5-Nov-1960	Wagon Train
George Chandler	Actor	30-Jun-1898	10-Jun-1985	Uncle Petrie on Lassie
Spencer Charters	Actor	25-Mar-1875	25-Jan-1943	Character actor
Charley Grapewin	Actor	20-Dec-1869	2-Feb-1956	Tobacco Road
Charles Halton	Actor	16-Mar-1876	16-Apr-1959	Bespectacled character actor
Grant Mitchell	Actor	17-Jun-1874	1-May-1957	Father Is a Prince
Elizabeth Patterson	Actor	22-Nov-1875	31-Jan-1966	Mrs. Matilda Trumbull on I Love Lucy
Marjorie Rambeau	Actor	15-Jul-1889	6-Jul-1970	The Primrose Path
Russell Simpson	Actor	17-Jun-1880	12-Dec-1959	The Grapes of Wrath
Slim Summerville	Actor	10-Jul-1892	6-Jan-1949	The Front Page
Gene Tierney	Actor	19-Nov-1920	6-Nov-1991	Laura
Zeffie Tilbury	Actor	20-Nov-1863	24-Jul-1950	The Grapes of Wrath
William Tracy	Actor	1-Sep-1917	18-Jun-1967	Terry and the Pirates

CAST

with
Charley Grapewin	...   Jeeter
Marjorie Rambeau	...   Sister Bessie
Gene Tierney	...   Ellie May
William Tracy	...   Dude Lester
and
Elizabeth Patterson	...   Ada Lester
Dana Andrews	...   Capt. Tim
Slim Summerville	...   Peabody
Ward Bond	...   Lov
Grant Mitchell	...   George Payne
Zeffie Tilbury	...   Grandma
Russell Simpson	...   Chief of Police
Spencer Charters	...   County Clerk
Irving Bacon	...   Teller
Harry Tyler	...   Auto Dealer
Charles Halton	...   Mayor
George Chandler	...   Clerk

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