"The Joads step right out of the pages of the novel that has shocked millions!"

1940

2h 9m

7.8(1056 votes)

Drama

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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133 members

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Henry Fonda

Tom Joad

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Jane Darwell

Ma Joad

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John Carradine

Casy

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Charley Grapewin

Grandpa Joad

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Dorris Bowdon

Rosasharn

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Russell Simpson

Pa Joad

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O.Z. Whitehead

Al Joad

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John Qualen

Muley Graves

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Eddie Quillan

Connie Rivers

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Zeffie Tilbury

Grandma Joad

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Frank Sully

Noah

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Frank Darien

Uncle John

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Darryl Hickman

Winfield

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Shirley Mills

Ruth Joad

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Roger Imhof

Thomas

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Grant Mitchell

Caretaker

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Charles D. Brown

Wilkie

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John Arledge

Davis

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Ward Bond

Policeman

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Harry Tyler

Bert

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William Pawley

Bill

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Charles Tannen

Joe

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Selmer Jackson

Inspection Officer

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Charles Middleton

Leader

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Eddy Waller

Proprietor

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Paul Guilfoyle

Floyd

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David Hughes

Frank

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Cliff Clark

City Man

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Joe Sawyer

Bookkeeper

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Frank Faylen

Tim

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Adrian Morris

Agent

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Hollis Jewell

Muley's Son

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Robert Homans

Spencer

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Irving Bacon

Driver

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Kitty McHugh

Mae

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Gino Corrado

Chef (uncredited)

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Pat Flaherty

Deputy (uncredited)

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Francis Ford

Migrant (uncredited)

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Herbert Heywood

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

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Mae Marsh

Muley's Wife (uncredited)

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Dan White

Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited)

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Wally Albright

Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited)

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Erville Alderson

Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)

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Robert J. Anderson

Hungry Boy (uncredited)

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Arthur Aylesworth

Father (uncredited)

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Trevor Bardette

Jule - Bouncer at Dance (uncredited)

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Joe Bordeaux

Migrant (uncredited)

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George P. Breakston

Willie (uncredited)

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Buster Brodie

Migrant (uncredited)

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Delmar Costello

Migrant (uncredited)

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W.H. Davis

Migrant (uncredited)

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Emily Gerdes

Migrant (uncredited)

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Barney Gilmore

Migrant (uncredited)

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Edna Hall

Migrant (uncredited)

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Charles Herzinger

Migrant (uncredited)

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Harry Holden

Migrant (uncredited)

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David Kirkland

Migrant (uncredited)

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Lillian Lawrence

Migrant (uncredited)

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Scotty Mattraw

Migrant (uncredited)

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Frank Newburg

Migrant (uncredited)

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Walter Perry

Migrant (uncredited)

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Rose Plumer

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Al Stewart

Migrant (uncredited)

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Charles Thurston

Migrant (uncredited)

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D.H. Turner

Migrant (uncredited)

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John Wallace

Peg-Leg Migrant (uncredited)

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Charles West

Migrant (uncredited)

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Russ Clark

Guard (uncredited)

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James Flavin

Guard (uncredited)

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Philip Morris

Guard (uncredited)

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Max Wagner

Guard (uncredited)

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Harry Cording

Deputy (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

Deputy (uncredited)

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Bob Reeves

Deputy (uncredited)

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Lee Shumway

Deputy (uncredited)

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Paul Sutton

Deputy (uncredited)

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William Haade

Deputy with shogun (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Deputy #1 (uncredited)

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Harry Tenbrook

Deputy / Troublemaker (uncredited)

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Tom Tyler

Deputy Handcuffing Casy (uncredited)

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Thornton Edwards

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

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Rex Lease

Cop (uncredited)

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Ben Hall

Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited)

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Louis Mason

Man in Camp (uncredited)

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Walter McGrail

Gang Leader (uncredited)

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Walter Miller

New Mexico Border Guard (uncredited)

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George O'Hara

Clerk (uncredited)

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Ted Oliver

State Policeman (uncredited)

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Inez Palange

Woman in Camp (uncredited)

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Steve Pendleton

Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)

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Robert Shaw

Gas Station Attendant #1 in Needles (uncredited)

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Jack Pennick

Camp Helper (uncredited)

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Dick Rich

Keene Ranch Guard (uncredited)

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Gloria Roy

Waitress (uncredited)

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Peggy Ryan

Hungry Girl (uncredited)

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Georgia Simmons

Woman (uncredited)

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Harry Strang

Fred - Trucker #2 at Diner (uncredited)

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Glen Walters

Woman Who Gets Shot (uncredited)

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Norman Willis

Joe - Shot at Floyd (uncredited)

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Bill Wolfe

Square-Dance Caller (uncredited)

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Waclaw Rekwart

Migrant (uncredited)

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Josephine Allen

Migrant (uncredited)

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John Binns

Migrant (uncredited)

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Leon Brace

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Henry Brahe

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Scotty Brown

Migrant (uncredited)

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Hal Budlong

Migrant (uncredited)

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Nora Bush

Migrant (uncredited)

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Shirley Coates

Girl in Migrant Camp (uncredited)

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Cal Cohen

Migrant (uncredited)

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Cecil Cook

Migrant (uncredited)

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Jim Corey

Buck Jackson - Witness at Dance (uncredited)

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Jane Crowley

Migrant (uncredited)

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Helen Dean

Migrant (uncredited)

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John Dilson

Bookseller (uncredited)

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Lillian Drew

Migrant (uncredited)

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Frank Atkinson

Migrant (uncredited)

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Tex Cooper

Migrant (uncredited)

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Billy Elmer

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William Gillis

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Don Hawks

Migrant (uncredited)

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Jules Michelson

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Richard Neill

Migrant (uncredited)

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Jack Perrin

Deputy (uncredited)

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Spencer Quinn

Boy (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Deputy (uncredited)

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William Sundholm

Migrant (uncredited)

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Pearl Varvalle

Migrant (uncredited)

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Eleanore Vogel

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Harry Wallace

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Jack Walters

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Jim Welch

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Bill Worth

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