Tobacco Road (film) "Tobacco Road" was on the list of banned titles. Eventually, 20th Century Fox won the rights in August 1940, with RKO as its main competitor. It was believed that Fox won due to the success of "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940). They were the main preference of the copyright holders Erskine Caldwell and Jack Kirkland, who were reluctant to sell the rights unless the film "would be picturized honestly and fearlessly." Initially, Henry Hull was sought from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to reprise the main role previously portrayed on Broadway. However, in October 1940 he was revealed to be only in consideration, along
The Road to Memphis (novel) later. The story closes with the fact that they never see Jeremy again. The Road to Memphis (novel) The Road to Memphis is a historical fiction novel written by Mildred D. Taylor. It was first published in 1990 by Penguin. It is the fourth book in the saga following: "Song of the Trees", "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry" and "Let the Circle Be Unbroken". This would be the final book in the series chronologically to explore the story of the Logan family as a prequel to the series titled, "The Land", was released in 2001. The novel, like its