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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

129 mins

type:

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DRAMA

A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

name

character

John Arledge

Davis

Irving Bacon

Driver

Ward Bond

Policeman

Dorris Bowdon

Rosasharn (Rose-of-Sharon) Rivers

Charles D. Brown

Wilkie

John Carradine

Casy

Cliff Clark

City Man

Frank Darien

Uncle John

Jane Darwell

Ma Joad

Frank Faylen

Tim

Henry Fonda

Tom Joad

Charley Grapewin

Grandpa Joad

Paul Guilfoyle

Floyd

Darryl Hickman

Winfield

Robert Homans

Spencer

David Hughes

Frank

Roger Imhof

Thomas

Selmer Jackson

Inspection Officer

Hollis Jewell

Muley's Son

Kitty McHugh

Mae

Charles Middleton

Leader

Shirley Mills

Ruth Joad

Grant Mitchell

Caretaker

Adrian Morris

Agent

William Pawley

Bill

name
John Ford	director
Nunnally Johnson	screenplay
Alfred Newman	composer
John Steinbeck	writer (original)
Darryl F. Zanuck	producer

award	category	name	year
Academy Award	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Jane Darwell	1940
Academy Award	Best Director	John Ford	1940

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