| Title | : | Tobacco Road |
|---|---|---|
| Release | : | 1941 |
| Rating | : | 6.5 |
| Language | : | English |
| Runtime | : | 84 |
| Genre | : | Comedy,Drama |
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.
Erskine Caldwell (based on the novel by), Jack Kirkland (stage play), Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)
