| Tap Roots | |
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File:Tap Roots lobby card.jpeg Original lobby card | |
| Directed by | George Marshall |
| Produced by | Walter Wanger |
| Written by |
Alan Le May Lionel Wiggam James H. Street (novel) |
| Starring |
Van Heflin Susan Hayward Boris Karloff Julie London |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Cinematography |
Winton C. Hoch Lionel Lindon |
| Editing by | Milton Carruth |
| Distributed by | Universal International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 25 August 1948 |
| Running time | 109 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Tap Roots is a 1948 period film set during the American Civil War. It is very loosely based on the true life story of Newton Knight, a farm owner who attempted to secede Jones County from Mississippi.
Made by Walter Wanger Productions and Universal International Pictures, it was directed by George Marshall and produced by Walter Wanger from a screenplay by Alan Le May, based on the 1942 novel Tap Roots by James H. Street, with additional dialogue by Lionel Wiggam. The original music was by Frank Skinner and the cinematography by Winton C. Hoch and Lionel Lindon.
The film stars Van Heflin and Susan Hayward with Boris Karloff, Julie London, Whitfield Connor, Ward Bond and Richard Long.
A radio version of Tap Roots, with Van Heflin, Susan Hayward and Richard Long reprising their film roles, was broadcast by the Lux Radio Theatre on 27 September 1948.
Cast[]
- Van Heflin - Keith Alexander
- Susan Hayward - Morna Dabney
- Boris Karloff - Tishomingo
- Julie London - Aven Dabney
- Whitfield Connor - Clay McIvor
- Ward Bond - Hoab Dabney
- Richard Long - Bruce Dabney
- Arthur Shields - Reverend Kirkland
- Griff Barnett - Dr. McIntosh
- Sondra Rodgers - Shellie Dabney
- Ruby Dandridge - Dabby
- Russell Simpson - Big Sam Dabney
See also[]
- Boris Karloff filmography
External links[]
- Tap Roots at the Internet Movie Database
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