Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of hillbilly stereotypes live in a rural backwater 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; subplots involve the affairs and marriages of son Dude and daughter Ellie May. Read more
| Starring | Charley Grapewin, Preston Foster, Clifton Webb, Marjorie Rambeau |
|---|---|
| Director | William A. Wellman, John Ford, Otto Preminger |
| Genres | Drama |
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Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of hillbilly stereotypes live in a rural backwater 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; subplots involve the affairs and marriages of son Dude and daughter Ellie May.
| Starring | Charley Grapewin, Preston Foster, Clifton Webb, Marjorie Rambeau, Jeanne Crain, Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, William Tracy, George Sanders |
|---|---|
| Director | William A. Wellman, John Ford, Otto Preminger |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 20 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Sep 2007 Production year: 1941 |
Unbearably sentimental .
Hard to reconcile with the work of the director of Grapes of Wrath.