The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford, based on John Steinbeck's 1939 novel of the same name. It stars Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Shirley Mills, John Qualen and Eddie Quillan.
Plot[]
The Joad clan is looking for a better life in California. After their drought-ridden farm is seized by the bank, the family, led by just-paroled son Tom (Henry Fonda), loads up a truck and heads West. On the road, beset by hardships, the Joads meet dozens of other families making the same trek and holding onto the same dream. Once in California, however, the Joads soon realize that the promised land isn't quite what they hoped.
Cast[]
- Henry Fonda as Tom Joad
- Jane Darwell as Ma Joad
- John Carradine as Jim Casy
- Charley Grapewin as William James "Grandpa" Joad
- Dorris Bowdon as Rose of Sharon
- Russell Simpson as Pa Joad
- O. Z. Whitehead as Al Joad
- John Qualen as Muley Graves
- Eddie Quillan as Connie Rivers
- Zeffie Tilbury as Grandma Joad
- Frank Sully as Noah Joad
- Frank Darien as Uncle John
- Darryl Hickman as Winfield Joad
- Shirley Mills as Ruth "Ruthie" Joad
- Roger Imhof as Mr. Thomas
- Grant Mitchell as Caretaker
- Charles D. Brown as Wilkie
- John Arledge as Davis