

Comedy · Drama
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.
Top Cast


Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
Jeeter Lester
Charley Grapewin
Jeeter Lester


Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau
Sister Bessie Rice
Marjorie Rambeau
Sister Bessie Rice


Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney
Ellie May Lester
Gene Tierney
Ellie May Lester


William Tracy
William Tracy
Dude Lester
William Tracy
Dude Lester


Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Ada Lester
Elizabeth Patterson
Ada Lester


Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
Capt. Tim Harmon
Dana Andrews
Capt. Tim Harmon


Slim Summerville
Slim Summerville
Henry Peabody
Slim Summerville
Henry Peabody


Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Lov Bensey
Ward Bond
Lov Bensey


Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
George Payne
Grant Mitchell
George Payne


Zeffie Tilbury
Zeffie Tilbury
Grandma Lester
Zeffie Tilbury
Grandma Lester
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