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.| Status: | Released (1941-02-20) |
|---|---|
| BoxOffice: | $1,900,000 |
| Screen: | Nunnally Johnson, Jack Kirkland, Erskine Caldwell |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
Backdrops
Posters
Similars
Recommendations
Casts
- 8517: Charley Grapewin - Jeeter Lester
- 83235: Marjorie Rambeau - Sister Bessie Rice
- 20124: Gene Tierney - Ellie May Lester
- 83236: William Tracy - Dude Lester
- 83237: Elizabeth Patterson - Ada Lester
- 13578: Dana Andrews - Capt. Tim Harmon
- 2016: Slim Summerville - Henry Peabody
Crews
- 83239: Jack Kirkland - Theatre Play - Writing
- 8501: Nunnally Johnson - Screenplay - Writing
- 8500: John Ford - Director - Directing
- 83238: Erskine Caldwell - Novel - Writing
- 2763: James Basevi - Art Direction - Art
- 8502: Darryl F. Zanuck - Producer - Production
- 10603: Barbara McLean - Editor - Editing
external ids
fb: | twitter: | imdb: tt0034297 | insta:
Reviews
CinemaSerf
Review text:
Charley Grapewin's "Jeeter" is the epitome of the collapsed grandeur of the once prosperous tobacco road in Georgia. Formerly the hub of cotton and tobacco growing, it's now largely dilapidated with those left scrounging and scraping to make any kind of living. Until now, they have b ....
Continue reading ->