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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 Uncles farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

The most discussed book in years - now comes to the screen to become the most discussed picture in ages

Genres: Drama

Starring: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine

Released: March 15, 1940

Runtime: 129.0

Popularity Rating: 9.669

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

United States of America

Tom Joad Henry Fonda
Ma Joad Jane Darwell
Casy John Carradine
Grandpa Joad Charley Grapewin
Rosasharn Dorris Bowdon
Pa Joad Russell Simpson
Al Joad O.Z. Whitehead
Muley Graves John Qualen
Connie Rivers Eddie Quillan
Grandma Joad Zeffie Tilbury
Noah Frank Sully
Uncle John Frank Darien
Winfield Darryl Hickman
Ruth Joad Shirley Mills
Thomas Roger Imhof
Caretaker Grant Mitchell
Wilkie Charles D. Brown
Davis John Arledge
Policeman Ward Bond
Bert Harry Tyler
Bill William Pawley
Joe Charles Tannen
Inspection Officer Selmer Jackson
Leader Charles Middleton
Proprietor Eddy Waller
Floyd Paul Guilfoyle
Frank David Hughes
City Man Cliff Clark
Bookkeeper Joe Sawyer
Tim Frank Faylen
Agent Adrian Morris
Muley's Son Hollis Jewell
Spencer Robert Homans
Driver Irving Bacon
Mae Kitty McHugh
Chef (uncredited) Gino Corrado
Deputy (uncredited) Pat Flaherty
(uncredited) (unconfirmed) Francis Ford
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) Herbert Heywood
Muley's Wife (uncredited) Mae Marsh
Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited) Dan White
Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited) Wally Albright
Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited) Erville Alderson
Hungry Boy (uncredited) Robert J. Anderson
Migrant (uncredited) Frank Atkinson
Father (uncredited) Arthur Aylesworth
Jule - Bouncer at Dance (uncredited) Trevor Bardette
Migrant (uncredited) Joe Bordeaux
Boy (uncredited) George P. Breakston
Migrant (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
Guard (uncredited) Russ Clark
Guard (uncredited) James Flavin
Guard (uncredited) Philip Morris
Guard (uncredited) Max Wagner
Girl in Migrant Camp (uncredited) Shirley Coates
Deputy (uncredited) Harry Cording
Deputy (uncredited) Ralph Dunn
Deputy (uncredited) Bob Reeves
Deputy (uncredited) Lee Shumway
Deputy (uncredited) Paul Sutton
Deputy with shogun (uncredited) William Haade
Deputy #1 (uncredited) Frank O'Connor
Deputy / Troublemaker (uncredited) Harry Tenbrook
Deputy Handcuffing Casy (uncredited) Tom Tyler
Buck Jackson - Witness at Dance (uncredited) Jim Corey
Bookseller (uncredited) John Dilson
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Thornton Edwards
Cop (uncredited) Rex Lease
Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited) Ben Hall
Man in Camp (uncredited) Louis Mason
Gang Leader (uncredited) Walter McGrail
New Mexico Border Guard (uncredited) Walter Miller
Clerk (uncredited) George O'Hara
State Policeman (uncredited) Ted Oliver
Woman in Camp (uncredited) Inez Palange
Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited) Steve Pendleton
Gas Station Attendant #1 in Needles (uncredited) Robert Shaw
Camp Helper (uncredited) Jack Pennick
Keene Ranch Guard (uncredited) Dick Rich
Waitress (uncredited) Gloria Roy
Hungry Girl (uncredited) Peggy Ryan
Woman (uncredited) Georgia Simmons
Fred - Trucker #2 at Diner (uncredited) Harry Strang
Woman Who Gets Shot (uncredited) Glen Walters
Joe - Shot at Floyd (uncredited) Norman Willis
Square-Dance Caller (uncredited) Bill Wolfe
Migrant (uncredited) Waclaw Rekwart
Migrant Josephine Allen
Migrant John Binns
Migrant Leon Brace
Migrant Henry Brahe
Migrant Scotty Brown
Migrant Hal Budlong
Migrant Nora Bush
Guard Russ Clark
Girl in Migrant Camp Shirley Coates
Migrant Cal Cohen
Migrant Cecil Cook
Buck Jackson - Witness at Dance Jim Corey
Migrant Jane Crowley
Migrant Helen Dean
Bookseller John Dilson
Migrant Lillian Drew

Art — Art Direction: Mark-Lee Kirk
Art — Art Direction: Richard Day
Art — Set Decoration: Thomas Little
Camera — Camera Operator: Bert Shipman
Camera — Camera Supervisor: Cliff Shirpser
Camera — Director of Photography: Gregg Toland
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Gwen Wakeling
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Supervisor: Sam Benson
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Charles Gemora
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Department Head: Gustaf Norin
Crew — Second Unit: Otto Brower
Directing — Assistant Director: Edward O'Fearna
Directing — Assistant Director: Wingate Smith
Directing — Director: John Ford
Editing — Editor: Robert L. Simpson
Lighting — Gaffer: Vic Jones
Production — Associate Producer: Nunnally Johnson
Production — Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Production — Production Manager: Ralph Dietrich
Production — Unit Production Manager: Bernard McEveety
Sound — Original Music Composer: Alfred Newman
Sound — Sound Designer: Edmund H. Hansen
Sound — Sound Designer: George Leverett
Sound — Sound Designer: Roger Heman Sr.
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Robert Parrish
Writing — Author: John Steinbeck
Writing — Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson