Tobacco Road -- John Ford

[@mikekennedy5470]

I'm from Cincinnati about 12 years old broke down on a Sunday in rural west Virginia and within 30 minutes I kid you not I had 6 different people helping me then ended up having dinner with one guy that refused no for a answer.. they had little bit gave everything. I put a $100 bill under the table mat my plate was on ...thank you bill

[@jamesgoforth5644]

I am from Oklahoma and I know first hand poor people are the most generous people you will find anywhere, but they do yell alot.

[@Dale-n1j]

The ol man Mr Lester looks just like my grandpa god rest his soul ....thanks for the download sir much appreciated

[@jonance93]

I just love these old films and the way life used to be. Thank you Sooo much for sharing❤

[@choctawcat5676]

Loved it !! No sex ,violence !!! Just good acting , cinema photography and good story lines and great acting!!

[@DB_dutchuncle]

And serious stereotypes, as most satirical comedy is!

[@FloridaMugwump]

The book was SCANDALOUS with the sex and violence. It was "banned in Boston" and many other places, which just increased it's appeal. Then they made it into a mild country comedy Broadway show. But people were tricked into watching it, thinking it would be risque, like the book. Read the book, lol, it's well worth the time. Maybe an audio book is available

[@robkunkel8833]

No sex … no violence … stereotype satire … thanks for the warning. Looks like an episode of Beverly Hillbillies with a better budget.

[@FloridaMugwump]

@@robkunkel8833 Watch again, it's full of pedophiles and plenty of violence.

[@Lngshirt]

You have to be kidding me. This was the worse movie I have ever seen. Over acting, Stereotypes, No story line. I've seen better keystone cops reels. Was it a comedy? If so the only thing funn was when " dude boy " got knocked out and his car turned over.

[@AntoinetteYoung-Creations]

Beautiful Movie.. In Tears

[@J8E4L0y1]

There sure could of been a part 2 to this CLASSIC ; I remember "Jetter " in Grapes of WRATH . This how movie producers Produced true to life family together viewing . 💯🤗🎆🎥🎞️🎬

[@marthasave7000]

Very unusual wonderful movie! heart warming and funny, love this movie ❤ watched it many times ❤❤❤

[@kinsley7777]

Never saw John Ford's Tobacco Road ... Great movie ... Thank you

[@fn7.628]

Beautiful, comic ,tragic, at times hilarious and also at times heart rending. I cannot categorize this old masterpiece, and therefore will not even try. Enjoy !

[@herbieharwell]

What a great movie! Erskine Caldwell conjures up a southern imagery unmatchable, and along with John Huston's masterful direction, there is a pride, strength, humanity, and merriment like no other! A wonderful depiction of uneducated but morally struggling people with the honest belief of right and wrong, aware of their faults, and well knowing that in a week will do just fine! Thank you, Dino!

[@wattbyronsr]

I am from Mobile Alabama and this is one of the funniest movies ever. Wow!

[@officetechtyping]

I went to school in Tuskegee! This IS hilarious. The book is cold blooded.

[@wattbyronsr]

I was about tell everyone about the book. It's wild and it tells some strange truth about the South and it is still relevant 🤷 🤔

[@officetechtyping]

@@wattbyronsr it sure does. When they killed grandma and kept going on as normal was quite eye opening. Part of the truth is how ruthless they were. Wow.

[@evastanford2249]

I grew up very poor, but we did have land and worked every day,so daddy and mama made sure there was plenty to eat .my mama made my dresses from flour sacks. I was 7 th.of 8 children. We sang the old songs in church on Sunday. I still do now.watched daddy kill hogs ever fall.me and mama made hog head cheese.we had ham all winter.Alright I don’t think I grew up poor, but blessed by God to have the most wonderful family ever.

[@jamesgoforth5644]

and you are correct. If the idea of poverty is put in someone's head, they will think they are somehow inferior for their entire life. Otherwise they will just be happy and think everyone worrying about money is stupid

[@evastanford2249]

Longest play ever on broadway,so glad they made a movie.Enjoyed it so much,laugh and cried.

[@rosesmith1108]

Just wanted to say thank you for this wonderful old movie. I wish there were more like this. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@stephensfarms7165]

Great movie 🎥, I recommend watching it. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@tarastockton5735]

Very good 😊 great show 👍 thank you

[@UFOBobTV]

This one of the few John Ford films I haven’t seen, until now. Thanks for posting.

[@Bill23799]

Heard of this film all my life but this was first time I have seen it too.

[@hassanshayegannik155]

Anther masterpiece novel and movie. Thanks!

[@Jazzbeau1010]

I watched this because my Dad always told me "You don't know how good you got it."

[@kevinquinn3763]

The last two minutes says it all in this film.

[@SlackKeyPaddy]

I hope you have empathy for others less fortunate than yourselves and treat them with compassion and respect.

[@Jazzbeau1010]

@@SlackKeyPaddy I work with disabled and elderly so I think I know a little bit about hardship.

[@safetydave720]

My Grandpa told us the same thing.

[@MysticOblong]

The Four Yorkeshiremen skit comes to mind when reading these comments: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHyrd414irl0as0

[@SKATERNERD9]

Good book & movie ty 4 uploading

[@suzieroberts2203]

This was one of the saddest movies. I ever saw because they have so many children that did not care about them at all. And I know it was just a movie but there are plenty of people out there even today who have children that don't care about them. And it breaks my heart!

[@darleneharris5157]

I wish they would make movies like this now days. No cussing, or sexual scenes. Just good movie!! Bless that poor ole man’s heart. Get her some snuff. Lol. Love hearing the gospel songs

[@gerardtalbot6244]

ye just promotion of paedophilia, and poverty. I would take cussing and sex scenes between adults any day then watching movies that have 13 year old girls being married of for $7 in them, you have a very strange taste in movies Darlene.

[@talladale]

I completely agree, Darlene. Movies today are a load of garbage. Sorry, Gerard, you're in a minority.

[@markandcathynickerson1287]

talladale is as inbreed as the characters but not as smart.

[@michaelszczys8316]

Try to find old movies to watch with my son without so much violence and murder. Old movies from 50s and 60s before everything is all about pointing guns and blowing things up.

[@GinnyC1961]

Unfortunately, I have the feeling Mr. Caldwell wouldn't be proud of this movie. I recommend everyone read Mr. Erskine Caldwell and find why and where he got the idea for his novels. Then Mr. Thomas Sowell will seal your understanding. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Road_(novel) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Rednecks_and_White_Liberals en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erskine_Caldwell

[@philbrown9764]

I remember seeing this when I was little, probably during the 50s and it made me cry because it’s just so sad.

[@jamesmiller4184]

Yeah Phil, I know but what was coming-up after was "The Grapes of Wrath." See that one and cry all-over again. (Probably available here on KZbin.) . : .

[@alansharp307]

Love Ford’s scenes, the man is a pure genius, his compositions in all his movies are the best

[@jmp01a24]

He knew how to make a good movie. That was probably not easy then, as it is now where you can basically do most of the work yourself by new tech.

[@billsadler3]

Have you ever read the manuals for said "New Tech" or tried to set up an interface with other not-so-new tech? Didn't think so.@@jmp01a24

[@chirellealanalooney7895]

Well hallulah! This is a refreshing breath of Country Air, Entertainment, and a whole lot more of you name it, this movie has got it in loads !!!

[@mushtaqali537]

A very touching yet beautiful movie, great acting ! Thanks

[@steplumpkin5432]

LOVE ME SOME, JOHN FORD!!!!!!!!!! THANKS UPLOADER!!!!!

[@darknightofthesoul7628]

Resigned to a life of poverty, hopelessness and inaction, was it truly this tragic? Are there still Tobacco Roads in this great country? Somebody tell me just what can be done to raise up these lost souls. I'm at a loss to know where to even begin. Great film, sad reality to behold.

[@MikeSwinehart]

Yes there are still “ tobacco roads “ in our great country. We send foodstuffs overseas and still have people who need food here at home.

[@oldefellah52]

The clarity of the old quality B&Ws leaves more recent colour B movies way behind. What a great movie. Thank you.

[@regbrenchley1322]

brilliant film, can’t beat john ford, and the beautiful gene tierney,

[@sarachesterfield9028]

I think I have a different take on this movie than a lot of people. I was raised in Appalachia so I feel that I can speak from experience . My family was poor but a FAR cry from this. My grandmother was a single parent. She raised her children, fed them and maintained a small but sparkling clean rental home. She worked in a factory during the week and grew her garden, cleaned, canned food and eventually sent one child to college on her meager earnings. Then she was able to ultimately build a small home and pay for it in full with the money she scrimped and saved. She NEVER waited for "THE MAN" to bail her out. She knew she had to do it on her own. The majority of the people I was raised near were also hard working and proud. My opinion of this is that this protagonist in Tobacco Road was lazy. This is not an accurate depiction of the majority of the area. To me, this is still an example of white privilege. He had the acreage, farm equipment and all the time in the world to plow, sow seeds and reap crops. He blamed everyone and everything for his failures except himself. The banker, his children, the weather, everyone but himself.He was a horrible example to his family but still somehow expected his kids to come back and bail him out. He was just an example of the ones who now sit on their behinds waiting on their monthly checks and whining because it isn't bigger. I'm getting off my soapbox. I get fired up when I see these kinds of inaccurate depictions concerning the poor during those hard years.

[@The-Real-Ando]

Sara Chesterfield it’s just a movie. I don’t understand why you think it is supposed to be a depiction of anybody in some form of factual way.

[@sarachesterfield9028]

@@The-Real-Ando I agree, you don't understand. This is my opinion only. I certainly won't get into an argument. Suffice it to say that this is not "just a movie". It is a depiction of a preconceived notion of a group of people that no one wants to waste their time on understanding. Sad but true. It's just easier to go along with the status quo than it is to form our own opinions through research. No need for a reply. Thanks

[@The-Real-Ando]

Sara Chesterfield you say you don’t want argue and then argue, funny. Well your still wrong it’s just a movie, just like a movie with the Lone Ranger Tonto doesn’t depict the lives of Native Americans. Thanks no need for an answer.

[@morningatsea]

​@@The-Real-Ando ​Ssra is right. It's a deceptive, often ridiculous caricature. I understand exactly what she means. Instead of saying it's "just a movie" you could say,, "It's just an insult" - that would be more honest if you knew enough to be honest. You should be ashamed - to her I would say, "Ignore him, he's just a real jerk." Except she shouldn't ignore jerks like you. My own family is from Appalachian and this script is just ignorant. Jerks spread ignorance. Maybe you think that's okay if it's made in Hollywood. Not supposed to be "a depiction of anybody in some form of factual way"? You mean it's supposed to be a joke? Hard to tell from your phrasing what you're talking about. .

[@gailresources8120]

Sara Chesterfield I agree. He was lazy. But there were lazy people then just as there are now. For the life of me I can’t understand any attraction to this movie.

[@LilySandoval-zk3gn]

The only True down to Earth , people there are ! So Grateful and loaded W/ Humility 💯‼️😊😇

[@dalmatinka9084]

My parents grew up poor in a village in Europe. Had to beg for food around the village. If your crops failed what then...you go begging, or until some relative helps you to stand on your feet.... They grew up with truck loads of common sense...Realists....one cannot learn this in a school or university. This real life...They always had Faith in God.

[@jamesyoung6379]

God the biggest god damned joke ever perpetrated.

[@thommysides4616]

Amen!!!

[@thommysides4616]

@@jamesyoung6379 You must be a Demon-Crap!!!

[@thommysides4616]

I noticed this movie was directed by John Ford, so I think I'll give it a try. I think my wife also might like watching it....maybe tomorrow night. Anyways...greetings to you all....my fellow classic movie lovers....lol. Hello, from South Africa....been here now over 12 years and doing well. I've got 8 dogs in case anybody tries knocking down my door at night....lol. No guns here though....sometimes wish I was back in the States, but God's got me here for a purpose. Plan to vote absentee for Trump. I wish South Africa had a leader here half as good....this country would really take shape. Funny how people never....or rather, .....rarely do appreciate what they've got.....namely "FREEDOM" I've been in homes here where they had dirt floors and leaky tin rusted roofs....but oh you should see the smiles. There is a sweetness to the people here....and I suppose in many poor lands across the world. Now....everyone in the States expects free this and free that....historically....around the world....nothing has ever been free. Just from reading the comments to this movie....I think I could gather that....every young school child should be made to watch this film and do a book report on it. But I doubt the evil teachers unions would want that. God forbid our children should ever know..."The Truth...." Sometimes lately, while watching the news....I think of ancient Rome....and how some in that day recalled, "Watching Rome Burn....." If we don't get our soul back friends.....our "National Soul".....we don't stand much chance of surviving as a; "United States" much longer. I didn't mean to get on here and speak this way. I suppose it's most likely in vain.....but I think it's time we all spoke up and said something. We've been the silent majority for too long now. If you do any praying......pray for Trump and our nation, and say a little prayer for folks like me and my wife....who share the gospel overseas. God bless......

[@patrickdoyle6773]

JOHN FORD HIS MOVIES 🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥 WERE ALWAYS OUTSTANDING TOBBACCO ROAD IS SO GOOD YEH ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@jimmartin1803]

Reminds me of my relatives back in old Georgia.

[@lorraineniess116]

wonderful movie!! seen it many times... every time enjoyable!

[@catholiccrusader5328]

I love the way the old man prays straight from the heart and no bull****.

[@orangeslice7257]

Yeah! A real con man

[@anthonyrmckay379]

This is a silly movie these people are crazy. It's look like a poor village.

[@kathyh4804]

Another great John Ford movie! How I wish there were actually actors and directors like there used to be! No swearing, no blatant sex scenes and an actual script!

[@gypsyrose429]

No tattoos & no kool aid colored hair!

[@garyzw]

@@gypsyrose429 Those were the days. Gone forever now.

[@garyzw]

Today we have actors and directors who are drug addicts this is why we don't have great films like this anymore.

[@arrrgonot7801]

oh you mean when actors knew how to act and movies had actual great story with out having to prop them up with all kinds of fx? I hate the sex scene fillers to add content to reach that hour and a half time frame. So meaningless.

[@MrBillbies]

Exactly, I tune out when the titillating "Sex Scene" begins. Dialog is much more interesting, No?

[@MissLachine]

“Brighten The Corner Where Ever You Are “. Great Words to Live By !!! 💜💕💜✨✨✨✨

[@zenscout]

Ain't it tho! 💙🙏🥰

[@Playsinvain]

I sing it much and my friends think I’m nuts, but their corners are bright!

[@marjorjorietillman856]

@@PlaysinvainI’d rather hear that than F-you all day!! 😂❤

[@sharksport01]

Was Phyllis Dillers favorite song.

[@tyronejones7341]

I don't suppose this classic was meant to be a comedy , but I've laughed as hard as I did watching this movie more than any intended comedy I've ever watched !!!!!!!.

[@netram28]

Erskine Caldwell, the author of the novel, intended it to be a serious expose of rural poverty. He was furious that Broadway audiences roared with laughter at the play. But it was the funny play and not the serious novel that made Caldwell a rich man.

[@jimwebb813]

I grew up in upstate New York, in the 50s the depression was still in effect, it was still much like “the grapes of wrath and tabaco road”it was still hard times until the 70s

[@piushorning4869]

this movie and grapes of wrath are two of a kind. poverty was so wide spread back in the day. The actor who played the police chief played the part of pa in grapes of wrath

[@jimmason1072]

The only difference is Grapes of Wrath made some sense and had some sort of story to it....this....just a bunch of dumb lazy trash that would amount to much...something like a mo and pa kettle show....

[@janetrawlings1691]

Brakes my heart ❤️ 💙 great movie

[@disboygotdabeat]

I can't believe I had never seen this film before- such a funny and in many ways touching movie. What a bunch of characters- and all so very funny. I really felt the pain of Ada (Ma Lester ) and the actor who played Dude-absolutely stole the show- he just cracked me up!..... What quality! Back then actors could really act... No wonder these films are called Classics!

[@lillietzuanos4108]

What a wonderful old movie. Thank you so much

[@laserlithuanian]

my favorite book, i love this movie !

[@karenlee4874]

Awww I live in Statesboro GA. When he said that I almost fell off my seat. Crazy but good movie.

Statesboro Blues, The Allman Bros.

[@JCrow-kz4nw]

Pellagra. B3 Niacin deficiency. Huge problem in the South back then. Caused people to act crazy.

[@joelwagner9570]

Ya gotta love the soundtrack! It’s perfect.

[@douglasjones5880]

I love those people, very good actors 👏

[@Bill-yr4gc]

Amazing Movie! The garbage today can't hold a candle to it.

[@robinsteward3850]

Thanks for posting this film. Ford was the best, and his touch is all over this movie. Beautifully made.

[@edwardr7520]

The harmony singing (for example, in the scene buying the car) was wonderful! What a great old movie!

[@dionpeek4339]

John Ford movies are the best movies of all time

[@Chowringhee]

A comic masterpiece, which should be taken for what it is: a comic masterpiece - by Ford. Wonderful wackiness, superb car antics, beautifully shot by the great Arthur Miller, and given the full 20th-Fox studio treatment.

[@carl77242]

That’s a great move love it

[@izinau]

This should be required viewing for all youth.

[@jamesgrannes1782]

Thanks for posting, hardly show this much. Great old film

[@andriesscheper2022]

An exceptional movie, that is: a real gem!

[@RobWilliams888]

Did not want movie to end. Thanks.

[@carlb8378]

I'm seeing negative comments from two yrs. ago , so I'm not playing catchup . Remember one thing , IT'S JUST A MOVIE !!!!! If you don't like it , don't watch it .

[@barrysutton4589]

One of my favorite movies

[@lb476]

My grandmother lived in this area of the country. She was ashamed to talk about it. Her family moved to California in 1907 when she was eight, and the whole family separated from each other in just a few years after coming west. My grand aunts and grandma never got together as a family during my lifetime. I heard a few horrible stories but didn't want to believe it. Those poor women who married into this condition buried their babies. My mother-in-law lived in the Black Smokey Mountains in 1906. As a young mother, she was snowed in many times where she lived during the 1920s. She told me her three year old died, and then she covered up that child with her blankets because the snow was so high that no one could get out or a doctor couldn't get in. She then saw her son, nine months old, get sick, and he died two days later. Again, she covered the next child up in their own blankets while lying on their bed. Then she went into labor, and that baby died a day later, but this time she didn't realize what happened until someone told her months later. I found out she went crazy and it took the family to watch her for a year before she came out of it. This was the strongest woman I ever met, and I married her eleventh child born in 1946. How spoiled rotten can I be when I think I've got problems. Her name was Bessie.

[@mascara1777]

Oh my word, such sadness I'm so sorry. I had a Bessie Mae in my family. May her soul rest with Jesus.

[@ckom0007]

The sight of Gene Tierney loping through the field is about the most beautiful thing ever put to film!

[@michellelekas211]

She was such a fox

[@Lngshirt]

The only ( and I mean only ) redeeming part of the movie.

[@Miidaguy1]

Well, I grew up on a big farm. My pa owned 900 acres. We breed cattle . pigs, sheep, etc. We had a small but modest home. 6 bedroom , 5 bathrooms , servant quarters , Formal living room, Formal dinning room, a parlor and kitchen, big o'l wine cellar, wrap around porch . And a wonderful attic where us kids always love to play. I remember as a child we always had wonderful times on the farm. I can remember my sheep her name was Naybelle . At least that what I called her. And my horse "gray-thunder" Because he was such a wonderful shade of grayish/blue. Dad got him for me when I was 10. Oh how I love to ride him. In the summer we'd sit on that big porch. And we'd always have a big o'l pitcher or pitchers of Ice cold lemonade and cookies out for the Ranch hands. ( There were 14 or more of them. ) My parents love giving parties after a good harvest season. Yes, I love my childhood.

[@rebeccadavis7219]

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[@JohnDoe-jn4ex]

Yup same here 😊

[@JohnDoe-jn4ex]

I wish I could go back for one more day. Now everyone live on there phone's know.

[@carmenfoote7999]

A true classic in every way. JS

[@alswann2702]

Great movie! Thanks for sharing!

[@judywallace1875]

Thanks for posting 🙏🕊️🕊️

[@theosullivan3910]

Back in the forties l heard my mother talk about these books and she was not pleased. When l was a teenager l read every Erskine Caldwell book l could find and unlike my mother l found them funny. Good movie.

[@JCrow-kz4nw]

You may be interested to read about Pellagra and some of the symptoms. Dementia was one of them. It made the people go crazy. A vitamin B3 niacin deficiency. We fortify certain foods to prevent it now.

[@theosullivan3910]

Mother talked about that too and the cornbread and molasses diet.

[@theosullivan3910]

She didn't tell me about dementia.

[@elijahrose2144]

Great movie 🍿 thank 7seven stars🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟⭐ have a great day

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

modern hollywood ought to take lessons from john ford. that is study all details in choosing the right script and the procedure of production. This is why these movies still shine through even 70 years later.

[@fantaclaus7053]

Jody Guilbeaux are you on drugs? This story and the movie are horrible!

[@kevinquinn3763]

72 years later here.

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

@@fantaclaus7053 SANTA, ITS JUST AN OPINION. IVE BEEN WRONG BEFORE, NO IM NOT ON DRUGS SANTA. SEE YOU AT THE END OF THE YEAR. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[@Charlotte-n7j]

Thank you for this excellent movie.

[@biancamarcu8004]

Wow John Ford was awesome

[@JohnAnglin-tg5mg]

The denouement is the kind and charitable act of Captain Tim in giving Jeeter and his family another 6 months because of the love he had for his own father...much remniscient of Jesus Christ's unselfish good works❤

[@kevinquinn3763]

The ending brings tears to my eyes.

[@vernwallen4246]

That dog was his best friend didn't care if he was as poor as a church mouse.🐕

[@odinson43]

Entertaining an nostalgic pic! Worth watching

[@paulw176]

Thank you for the movie. I never saw this although I have heard of it for years - very sad and thought-provoking.

[@sherribrtn]

Reminds me of my dad's side of the family in the Benton, Tennessee area when I was a kid...

[@ThePretzelHead]

These hymns are beautiful

[@jesusmysavior3552]

I grow up learning them all😇

[@sawahfwaps144]

It was interesting to run across this movie. I think I've seen it before but I read the book a long time ago and I don't think it's as deep as the book. Will have to dig it out and read it again one of these days.

[@jamielwendland7041]

This was released in 1941 which was one of the greatest years for film---Citizen Kane, Suspicion, How Green was my Valley, Dumbo and a host of other classics. '41 was the last great for cinematic achievement before we got involved in WWII and the era of more patriotic themed movies.

1939 was the best year, says most movie buffs. Gone with the wind, the wizard of Ozz and many more.

[@jamielwendland7041]

@ It sure was- Gone with the Wind-- 1939 was really the greatest. In my view, films today are rubbish in comparison.

[@11froglegs]

all the great movies where made in 1939 sorry!

[@anneroy4560]

in 1941 the Commonwealth, including Canada had already been at war for two years ...

[@StDavidpipes]

Ford was absolutely brilliant! His directing How Green was my Valley a true masterpiece! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 And a fellow tobacco pipe smoker to boot!

[@nelsialoraine-smithh7333]

So many themes in this great movie.. So many of life's lessons can be discussed here.... I've shared. Thank you for sharing. Will view again.

[@ghostlimbfilms]

Great looking film and nice to see Gene Tierney. Bringing in the sheaves + "Here's 10 dollars, buy yourself some seed and guano."

[@charlessomerset9754]

Gene Tierney as Ellie May. Even smudged up and dressed in rags she was stunning.

[@shanghaibennyii6565]

Beauty way ahead of her time.

[@kevinquinn3763]

That she was. She was fantastic in "The Razors Edge"

[@robertchandler5055]

I LOVE ALL THE COMMENTS TALKING ABOUT NO SEX....MARRYING A TEEN AND SEXY GENE TIERNIY THIS IS ADULT STUFF HERE

[@edgein3299]

JFK tapped that.

[@shanghaibennyii6565]

@@edgein3299 As a catholic JFK would not marry a divorced woman. She game him an ultimatum which would have jeopardized his election chances.

[@jpena8862]

What a great movie.

[@lastrada52]

For me, the best scene (and there were many) in this Southern Gothic tale was a quiet one when Jeeter (Charley Grapewin) sits alone on the curb in the town. His silent facial expression is poignant. Gene Tierney -- one of those terrific 40s beauties like Paulette Goddard was stunning even with dirt on her face. I was disappointed in her tinny voice though. Ward Bond not wanting an "old lady of 23" who looked like Tierney is hilarious. Grapewin also played Grandpa Joad in the Grapes of Wrath & Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz. He had a good few years in motion pictures. Charley was only 72 when he played Jeeter but looked older. Elizabeth Patterson who played Jeeter's wife is recognizable to baby boomers because she was seen often in the 50s on TV in both The Adventures of Superman & I Love Lucy. The story itself is actually far grittier than what was filmed but it was cleaned up for release. They still filmed it on a closed set. I think it's one of John Ford's best.

[@eam311]

Totally agree about the town curb shot. Composition and where it was placed in the movie is wonderful. Thanks to the uploader. Also, I'm a big fan of La Strada.

[@MrSoulauctioneer]

the movie dropped the ball concerning Ellie Mae. The character as well as Sister Bessie had severe facial deformaties, things that didnt translate well to cinema of the day. Plus the play and movie omit some key points in the novel. The novel would have never made it to film, had the play hadn't happened. I could understand a reader of the novel not recognizing the story in the movie at all.

[@lastrada52]

@@MrSoulauctioneer - And I understand exactly what you mean and it happens often. I can understand cutting back certain scenes in a book to keep the movie short but not key elements like you outlined. Though, considering the era it was made the producers may have thought deformities would have offended the audience. But we already had movies like "M" with Peter Lorre, and "Freaks," by Todd Browning. "The Towering Inferno" film was actually based on two separate novels. But that's Hollywood.

[@จีโน่จัดไป]

Yes absurd Gene Tierney one of the most beautiful actresses of her time playing that I couldn't believe 😂

[@mm888333]

Great Film and great bok!

[@rebeccawilson5756]

My grandmother had 14 kids. She fed grandpa saltpeter but clearly it didn't work. She avoided him at all costs.lol she had a big garden in appalacia and had to have a lot of chickens and that is what they loved on. We had to pick berries in season my fingers were stained purple. Didn't matter when I went to school everyone else's fingers were stained too.

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Base on true story? What an excellent white and black movie. Didn’t know there was such a thing as Tobacco Road. Just goes to show you how much we all should appreciate the little things in life. 😊

[@spacies8882]

during the great depression it was better to be poor than be without God

[@o2bnob]

I feel the same way now. I’m not poor, and I’m not rich, but I thank God for what I have. And I know it’s because of his Grace.

[@mjeffn2]

“Night of the Hunter,” another great old movie to watch.

[@amstergal]

@@mjeffn2 thx!

[@3mastiffsme]

If u only believed in a god ud b dead. A god won't feed clothe & house u. In order 2 stay alive u would need 2 do sumthing. Prayer us 4 the lazy

[@o2bnob]

SunShine Only the lazy don’t pray.

[@barbaranewton8732]

I never knew it was a movie. My WWII dad would saw that neighborhood looks like Tobacco road. Were we lived in Ct they grew cigar tobacco I thought dad was talking about that. Now I'm 62 and finally relized what he meant. Lol

[@frankdalla]

Because of this movie... I went and bought a Turnip to try. Never tasted one before and it wasn't half bad.

[@billrea66]

Recipe for mashed turnip . When mashing turnip , add 2 tablespoons of butter along with 3 tablespoons of brown sugar . Mash to a lumpy consistency and bon appetite . Been cooking this way for over 50 years .

[@The-Real-Ando]

Frank Dalla small young turnips, boiled and served with white sauce. Get some.

[@Axgoodofdunemaul]

If all you've ever eaten is potatoes, you're in for a treat. Try parsnips too.

[@privatebubba8876]

Growing up in north GA we use to dig turnips while playing through the woods and fields and eat them raw like an apple.

[@richardw3470]

And, if you don't like them hide 'em under your mashed potatoes so your mother doesn't notice when the plate gets scraped, scrapped, whichever. Works for cauliflower, too.

[@elvadrum4965]

We had the book in the ‘60’s. Everyone in the family read it. For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. Mark 14:7

[@eugeneslone5528]

Great movie I. Was born in 1952

[@leemorrison1700]

Very interesting old movie , I really love it because it shows honestesy & integrity too

[@lindabarkley9464]

I wish they still made movies like this .

[@JohnDoe-jn4ex]

You said it

[@philipsanders9192]

I agree sll the way with you sarachester90. Life is for the living.Amen.

[@lindasheperd512]

Great movie. The great John Ford!

[@kevinquinn3763]

John Ford had a patent on Monument Valley. Nobody would dare make a movie there. It was like his own heaven. He at times was a son of a bitch but what a great director.

[@ocsugar]

I read Caldwell's masterpiece many times and this movie is more of a caricature of the book.