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.
Cast
Charley Grapewin
Jeeter Lester
Marjorie Rambeau
Sister Bessie Rice
Gene Tierney
Ellie May Lester
William Tracy
Dude Lester
Elizabeth Patterson
Ada Lester
Dana Andrews
Capt. Tim Harmon
Slim Summerville
Henry Peabody
Ward Bond
Lov Bensey
Grant Mitchell
George Payne
Zeffie Tilbury
Grandma Lester
Russell Simpson
Chief of Police
Spencer Charters
County Clerk
Irving Bacon
Bank Teller
Harry Tyler
Car Salesman
Charles Halton
Mayor
George Chandler
Hotel Desk Clark
Dorothy Adams
Susie Mae (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Policeman
Erville Alderson
Unknown
Luke Cosgrave
Unknown
Francis Ford
Unknown
David Hughes
Unknown
John 'Skins' Miller
Unknown
Robert Shaw
Unknown
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