Tap Roots (1948)
When she lost her lover...her sister gained one!
1948 · NR · 1h 49m · Drama, War, Western
Genres: Drama, War, Western
Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which chooses to secede from the state rather than enter the conflict. The county is protected from the Confederacy by an abolitionist and a Native American gentleman.
Director: George Marshall
Writers: James H. Street, Alan Le May
Music by: Frank Skinner
Cinematography: Winton C. Hoch, Lionel Lindon
Editor: Milton Carruth
Cast
Van Heflin as Keith AlexanderSusan Hayward as Morna DabneyBoris Karloff as TishomingoJulie London as Aven DabneyWhitfield Connor as Clay MacIvorWard Bond as Hoab DabneyRichard Long as Bruce DabneyArthur Shields as Reverend KirklandGriff Barnett as Dr. MacIntoshSondra Rodgers as Shellie DabneyRuby Dandridge as DabbyRussell Simpson as Big Sam DabneyMore like this
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