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The Grapes of Wrath (1940) An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl,

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

Cast:
Tom Joad: Henry Fonda
Ma Joad: Jane Darwell
Jim Casy: John Carradine
Grandpa Joad: Charley Grapewin
Rosasharn Rivers: Dorris Bowdon
Pa Joad: Russell Simpson
Al Joad: O.Z. Whitehead
Muley Bates: John Qualen
Connie Rivers: Eddie Quillan
Grandma Joad: Zeffie Tilbury
Noah Joad: Frank Sully
Uncle John Joad: Frank Darien
Winfield Joad: Darryl Hickman
Ruthie Joad: Shirley Mills
Thomas: Roger Imhof
Caretaker: Grant Mitchell
Wilkie: Charles D. Brown
Davis: John Arledge
Needles Policeman: Ward Bond
Bert: Harry Tyler
Bill: William Pawley
Joe: Norman Willis
Inspection Officer (as Selmar Jackson): Selmer Jackson
Roadblock Leader: Charles Middleton
Proprietor (as Eddie Waller): Eddy Waller
Floyd: Paul Guilfoyle
Frank: David Hughes
City Man: Cliff Clark
Keene Ranch Foreman (as Joseph Sawyer): Joe Sawyer
Tim: Frank Faylen
Fake Hiring Agent: Adrian Morris
Muley's Son: Hollis Jewell
Spencer: Robert Homans
Truck Driver: Irving Bacon
Mae: Kitty McHugh
Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken: Wally Albright
Arkansas Storekeeper: Erville Alderson
Migrant: Bill Worth
Hungry Boy: Robert J. Anderson
Father: Arthur Aylesworth
Jule - Bouncer at Dance: Trevor Bardette
Boy: George P. Breakston
Guard: Max Wagner
Girl in Migrant Camp: Shirley Coates
Deputy: Paul Sutton
Buck Jackson - Witness at Dance: Jim Corey
Chef: Gino Corrado
Bookseller: John Dilson
Motorcycle Cop: Thornton Edwards
Deputy with Shotgun: William Haade
Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield: Ben Hall
Gas Station Attendant: Herbert Heywood
Cop: Rex Lease
Muley's Wife: Mae Marsh
Man in Camp: Louis Mason
Gang Leader: Walter McGrail
New Mexico Border Guard: Walter Miller
Deputy #1: Frank O'Connor
Clerk: George O'Hara
State Policeman: Ted Oliver
Woman in Camp: Inez Palange
Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles: Steve Pendleton
Camp Helper: Jack Pennick
Keene Ranch Guard: Dick Rich
Waitress: Gloria Roy
Hungry Girl: Peggy Ryan
Gas Station Attendant #1 in Needles: Robert Shaw
Woman: Georgia Simmons
Fred: Harry Strang
Deputy / Troublemaker: Harry Tenbrook
Deputy Handcuffing Casy: Tom Tyler
Woman Who Gets Shot: Glen Walters
Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp: Dan White
Square-Dance Caller: Bill Wolfe

Written by: Nunnally Johnson, John Steinbeck

Director: John Ford

Production: 20th Century Fox

Release date: 15 Mar 1940
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