Tobacco Road

1941 | 84 minutes | 6.6 ★ (50)

Tobacco Road
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    20 February 1941

  • DirectingJohn Ford
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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