The read
A Balasaur Score of 65 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay
- John FordDirector
Cast
- Charley GrapewinJeeter Lester
- Marjorie RambeauSister Bessie Rice
- Gene TierneyEllie May Lester
- William TracyDude Lester
- Elizabeth PattersonAda Lester
- Dana AndrewsCapt. Tim Harmon
- Slim SummervilleHenry Peabody
- Ward BondLov Bensey
- Grant MitchellGeorge Payne
- Zeffie TilburyGrandma Lester
- Russell SimpsonChief of Police
- Spencer ChartersCounty Clerk
Stills
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Themes
bankermarriagegeorgiahillbillybackwoodssharecropper