The Grapes of Wrath
The Joads step right out of the pages of the novel that has shocked millions!
1940 | 129m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | John Ford |
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| Writer: | Nunnally Johnson, John Steinbeck |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 15, 1940 |
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| Director: | John Ford |
| Writer: | Nunnally Johnson, John Steinbeck |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | california, capitalism, based on novel or book, ex-detainee, oklahoma, farm, great depression, road trip, jail |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,591,000
Budget: $800,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Henry Fonda | Tom Joad |
| Jane Darwell | Ma Joad |
| John Carradine | Casy |
| Charley Grapewin | Grandpa Joad |
| Dorris Bowdon | Rosasharn |
| Russell Simpson | Pa Joad |
| O.Z. Whitehead | Al Joad |
| John Qualen | Muley Graves |
| Eddie Quillan | Connie Rivers |
| Zeffie Tilbury | Grandma Joad |
| Frank Sully | Noah |
| Frank Darien | Uncle John |
| Darryl Hickman | Winfield |
| Shirley Mills | Ruth Joad |
| Roger Imhof | Thomas |
| Grant Mitchell | Caretaker |
| Charles D. Brown | Wilkie |
| John Arledge | Davis |
| Harry Tyler | Bert |
| William Pawley | Bill |
| Charles Tannen | Joe |
| Selmer Jackson | Inspection Officer |
| Charles Middleton | Leader |
| Eddy Waller | Proprietor |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Floyd |
| David Hughes | Frank |
| Cliff Clark | City Man |
| Joe Sawyer | Bookkeeper |
| Frank Faylen | Tim |
| Adrian Morris | Agent |
| Hollis Jewell | Muley's Son |
| Robert Homans | Spencer |
| Irving Bacon | Driver |
| Kitty McHugh | Mae |
| Gino Corrado | Chef (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Francis Ford | (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
| Herbert Heywood | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
| Mae Marsh | Muley's Wife (uncredited) |
| Dan White | Poor Man Walking with Woman in Transient Camp (uncredited) |
| Wally Albright | Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited) |
| Erville Alderson | Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited) |
| Robert J. Anderson | Hungry Boy (uncredited) |
| Arthur Aylesworth | Father (uncredited) |
| Trevor Bardette | Jule - Bouncer at Dance (uncredited) |
| Joe Bordeaux | Migrant (uncredited) |
| George P. Breakston | Boy (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 | Migrant (uncredited) |
| Russ Clark | Guard (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Guard (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris | Guard (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner | Guard (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Bob Reeves | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Paul Sutton | Deputy (uncredited) |
| William Haade | Deputy with shogun (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Deputy #1 (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Deputy / Troublemaker (uncredited) |
| Tom Tyler | Deputy Handcuffing Casy (uncredited) |
| Thornton Edwards | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| Rex Lease | Cop (uncredited) |
| Ben Hall | Gas Station Attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited) |
| Louis Mason | Man in Camp (uncredited) |
| Walter McGrail | Gang Leader (uncredited) |
| Walter Miller | New Mexico Border Guard (uncredited) |
| George O'Hara | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Ted Oliver | State Policeman (uncredited) |
| Inez Palange | Woman in Camp (uncredited) |
| Steve Pendleton | Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited) |
| Robert Shaw | Gas Station Attendant #1 in Needles (uncredited) |
| Jack Pennick | Camp Helper (uncredited) |
| Dick Rich | Keene Ranch Guard (uncredited) |
| Gloria Roy | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Peggy Ryan | Hungry Girl (uncredited) |
| Georgia Simmons | Woman (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Fred - Trucker #2 at Diner (uncredited) |
| Glen Walters | Woman Who Gets Shot (uncredited) |
| Norman Willis | Joe - Shot at Floyd (uncredited) |
| Bill Wolfe | Square-Dance Caller (uncredited) |
| Waclaw Rekwart | Migrant (uncredited) |
| Josephine Allen | Migrant |
| John Binns | Migrant |
| Leon Brace | Migrant |
| Henry Brahe | Migrant |
| Scotty Brown | Migrant |
| Hal Budlong | Migrant |
| Nora Bush | Migrant |
| Shirley Coates | Girl in Migrant Camp |
| Cal Cohen | Migrant |
| Cecil Cook | Migrant |
| Jim Corey | Buck Jackson - Witness at Dance |
| Jane Crowley | Migrant |
| Helen Dean | Migrant |
| John Dilson | Bookseller |
| Lillian Drew | Migrant |
| Ward Bond | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Ford | Director |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Gemora | Makeup Artist |
| Mark-Lee Kirk | Art Direction |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound Designer |
| Gustaf Norin | Makeup Department Head |
| Edward O'Fearna | Assistant Director |
| Bert Shipman | Camera Operator |
| Bill McLellan | Gaffer |
| Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| George Leverett | Sound Designer |
| Ralph Dietrich | Production Manager |
| Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Cliff Shirpser | Camera Supervisor |
| William Sittel | Assistant Property Master |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Edmund H. Hansen | Sound Designer |
| Otto Brower | Second Unit |
| Vic Jones | Gaffer |
| Sam Benson | Costume Supervisor |
| Bernard McEveety | Unit Production Manager |
| Nunnally Johnson | Screenplay |
| Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Robert Parrish | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Steinbeck | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Nunnally Johnson | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Henry Fonda | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Jane Darwell | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | John Ford Coley | Won |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
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