Tap Roots (1948)
August 25, 1948Release Date
Tap Roots (1948)
August 25, 1948Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Van Heflin
Keith Alexander
Susan Hayward
Morna Dabney
Boris Karloff
Tishomingo
Whitfield Connor
Clay MacIvor
Julie London
Aven Dabney
Ward Bond
Hoab Dabney
George Marshall
Director
Richard Long
Bruce Dabney
James H. Street
Writer
Alan Le May
Writer
Arthur Shields
Reverend Kirkland
Lionel Wiggam
Writer
Griff Barnett
Dr. MacIntosh
Walter Wanger
Producer
Sondra Rodgers
Shellie Dabney
Frank Skinner
Composer
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)
Charles Flynn
Murphy (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)
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 25, 1948
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsNorth Carolina, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Tap Roots is a 1948 Technicolor Western war 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 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. Karloff plays a Choctaw Indian.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 September 27, 1948.