The Grapes of Wrath (1940-03-15)
The Joads step right out of the pages of the novel that has shocked millions!
Overview
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.
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Status: Released
Release Date: 1940-03-15
Runtime: 2h 9m
Director: John Ford
Writer: Nunnally Johnson
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Jane and Peter Fonda talk about their father, Henry Fonda, in THE GRAPES OF WRATH - AFI Movie Club
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Top Cast
Henry Fonda
Tom Joad
Jane Darwell
Ma Joad
John Carradine
Casy
Charley Grapewin
Grandpa Joad
Dorris Bowdon
Rosasharn
Russell Simpson
Pa Joad
O.Z. Whitehead
Al Joad
John Qualen
Muley Graves
Eddie Quillan
Connie Rivers
Zeffie Tilbury
Grandma Joad
Frank Sully
Noah
Frank Darien
Uncle John
Darryl Hickman
Winfield
Shirley Mills
Ruth Joad
Roger Imhof
Thomas
Grant Mitchell
Caretaker
Charles D. Brown
Wilkie
John Arledge
Davis
Harry Tyler
Bert
William Pawley
Bill
Charles Tannen
Joe
Selmer Jackson
Inspection Officer
Charles Middleton
Leader
Eddy Waller
Proprietor
Paul Guilfoyle
Floyd
David Hughes
Frank
Cliff Clark
City Man
Joe Sawyer
Bookkeeper
Frank Faylen
Tim
Adrian Morris
Agent
Hollis Jewell
Muley's Son
Robert Homans
Spencer
Irving Bacon
Driver
Kitty McHugh
Mae
Gino Corrado
Chef (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Deputy (uncredited)
Francis Ford
(uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Herbert Heywood
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Muley's Wife (uncredited)
Dan White
Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)
Wally Albright
Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
Robert J. Anderson
Hungry Boy (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
Father (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Jule - Bouncer at Dance (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
Migrant (uncredited)
George P. Breakston
Boy (uncredited)
Buster Brodie
Migrant (uncredited)
Delmar Costello
Migrant (uncredited)
W.H. Davis
Migrant (uncredited)
Emily Gerdes
Migrant (uncredited)
Barney Gilmore
Migrant (uncredited)
Edna Hall
Migrant (uncredited)
Charles Herzinger
Migrant (uncredited)
Harry Holden
Migrant (uncredited)
David Kirkland
Migrant (uncredited)
Lillian Lawrence
Migrant (uncredited)
Scotty Mattraw
Migrant (uncredited)
Frank Newburg
Migrant (uncredited)
Walter Perry
Migrant (uncredited)
Rose Plumer
Migrant (uncredited)
Al Stewart
Migrant (uncredited)
Charles Thurston
Migrant (uncredited)
D.H. Turner
Migrant (uncredited)
John Wallace
Migrant (uncredited)
Charles West
Migrant (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Guard (uncredited)
James Flavin
Guard (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Guard (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Guard (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Deputy (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Deputy (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Deputy (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Deputy (uncredited)
Paul Sutton
Deputy (uncredited)
William Haade
Deputy with shogun (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Deputy #1 (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Deputy / Troublemaker (uncredited)
Tom Tyler
Deputy Handcuffing Casy (uncredited)
Thornton Edwards
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Rex Lease
Cop (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Louis Mason
Man in Camp (uncredited)
Walter McGrail
Gang Leader (uncredited)
Walter Miller
New Mexico Border Guard (uncredited)
George O'Hara
Clerk (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
State Policeman (uncredited)
Inez Palange
Woman in Camp (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)
Robert Shaw
Gas Station Attendant #1 in Needles (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Camp Helper (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Keene Ranch Guard (uncredited)
Gloria Roy
Waitress (uncredited)
Peggy Ryan
Hungry Girl (uncredited)
Georgia Simmons
Woman (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Fred - Trucker #2 at Diner (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Woman Who Gets Shot (uncredited)
Norman Willis
Joe - Shot at Floyd (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe
Square-Dance Caller (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Migrant (uncredited)
Josephine Allen
Migrant
John Binns
Migrant
Leon Brace
Migrant
Henry Brahe
Migrant
Scotty Brown
Migrant
Hal Budlong
Migrant
Nora Bush
Migrant
Shirley Coates
Girl in Migrant Camp
Cal Cohen
Migrant
Cecil Cook
Migrant
Jim Corey
Buck Jackson - Witness at Dance
Jane Crowley
Migrant
Helen Dean
Migrant
John Dilson
Bookseller
Lillian Drew
Migrant
Ward Bond
(uncredited)

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