Tap Roots

Plot

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 ab... read more

  • George Marshall

    Director

  • James H. Street

    Novel

  • Alan Le May

    Screenplay

  • Lionel Lindon

    Director of Photography

  • Winton C. Hoch

    Director of Photography

  • Milton Carruth

    Editor

  • Van Heflin

    Keith Alexander

  • Susan Hayward

    Morna Dabney

  • Boris Karloff

    Tishomingo

  • Julie London

    Aven Dabney

  • Whitfield Connor

    Clay MacIvor

  • Ward Bond

    Hoab Dabney

  • Richard Long

    Bruce Dabney

  • Arthur Shields

    Reverend Kirkland

  • Griff Barnett

    Dr. MacIntosh

  • Sondra Rodgers

    Shellie Dabney

  • Ruby Dandridge

    Dabby

  • Russell Simpson

    Big Sam Dabney

  • Gregg Barton

    Captain (uncredited)

  • John Beck

    Refugee (uncredited)

  • William Challee

    Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Harry Cording

    Leader (uncredited)

  • Jack Davis

    Militia Captain (uncredited)

  • Dick Dickinson

    Field Hand (uncredited)

  • William Haade

    Mob Leader (uncredited)

  • Jonathan Hale

    Gen. Johnston (uncredited)

  • George "Spike" Hamilton

    Quint (uncredited)

  • Shep Houghton

    Orderly (uncredited)

  • John James

    (uncredited)

  • George J. Lewis

    Confederate (uncredited)

  • Elmo Lincoln

    Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Kay Medford

    Caller (uncredited)

  • Monte Montague

    Piroqueman (uncredited)

  • Helen Mowery

    (uncredited)

  • Bill Neff

    Lieutenant (uncredited)

  • Robert A. O'Neil

    Cropper (uncredited)

  • Keith Richards

    Lieutenant (uncredited)

  • Jack Shutta

    Carpenter (uncredited)

  • Arthur Space

    Caller (uncredited)

  • Henry Vroom

    Artillery Gunner (uncredited)

  • Frank White

    Corporal (uncredited)

  • Joe Whitehead

    Printer (uncredited)

  • Hank Worden

    Cropper (uncredited)

  • Jack Worth

    Confederate (uncredited)

  • Charles Flynn

    Murphy (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    109 minutes

    Released

    1948-08-25

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Walter Wanger Productions

    Universal International Pictures

    Sound

  • Frank Skinner

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    39 days ago

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