Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of hillbilly stereotypes live in a rural backwater where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Review by TajLV ★★★ #10 of 100 in my Top 100 Directors Challenge Deep in rural Georgia during the Great Depression, the once magnificent plantation homes of Tobacco Road have fallen into disrepair and become ramshackle ruins. The only people who live there now are the sharecroppers of the absentee land owners, too poor to move on. I have watched this film many times and never tire of viewing it, it always moves me. Tobacco Road - Movie Reviews Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews… This feature is not available right now. In celebration of our Star of the Month Gene Tierney, I will be reviewing Tobacco Road, one of Gene’s earliest endeavors into film, and one in which despite efforts to the contrary, her striking looks win out over all the makeup to make her look like a hillbilly, and she simply looks stunning as usual. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank's plans …

Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Tobacco Road at Amazon.com. Movie Info In this film, Charley Grapewin stars as Jeeter Lester, shiftless patriarch of a large backwoods clan. Tobacco Road exposes the sweet, sensitive and loving qualities of humanity, and at the same time remind us that we are riddled with meanness, selfishness, and stupidity. It has been one of my very favorites since I first saw it on American Movie Classics. Please try again later.