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Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Theatrical
Mar 15, 1940
Box Office
$1.6M
Budget
$800K
Return
2.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 6, 2004
Theaters
4
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20th Century Fox
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Cast
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Henry Fonda
Tom Joad
J
Jane Darwell
Ma Joad
J
John Carradine
Casy
C
Charley Grapewin
Grandpa Joad
D
Dorris Bowdon
Rosasharn
R
Russell Simpson
Pa Joad
O
O.Z. Whitehead
Al Joad
J
John Qualen
Muley Graves
E
Eddie Quillan
Connie Rivers
Z
Zeffie Tilbury
Grandma Joad
F
Frank Sully
Noah
F
Frank Darien
Uncle John
D
Darryl Hickman
Winfield
S
Shirley Mills
Ruth Joad
R
Roger Imhof
Thomas
G
Grant Mitchell
Caretaker
C
Charles D. Brown
Wilkie
J
John Arledge
Davis
W
Ward Bond
Policeman
H
Harry Tyler
Bert
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The Joads step right out of the pages of the novel that has shocked millions!
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No Children Tickets for This Film
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The thousands who have read the book will know why WE WILL NOT SELL ANY CHILDREN TICKETS to see this picture!
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