Tap Roots 75 years old

When she lost her lover...her sister gained one!

Tap Roots

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. The abolitionist's daughter is courted by a powerful newspaper publisher when her fiance, a confederate officer, elopes with the girl's sister. The daughter at first resists the publisher's attentions, but turns to him for aid when her ex-fiance plans to capture the seceding county on behalf of the South.

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Tap Roots Cast

Name Character
Susan Hayward She was 31, 57 years old when she died as Morna Dabney
Ward Bond He was 45, 57 years old when he died as Hoab Dabney
Arthur Shields He was 52, 74 years old when he died as Reverend Kirkland
Van Heflin He was 39, 62 years old when he died as Keith Alexander
Julie London She was 21, 74 years old when she died as Aven Dabney
Boris Karloff He was 60, 81 years old when he died as Tishomingo
Russell Simpson He was 68, 79 years old when he died as Big Sam Dabney
Ruby Dandridge She was 48, 87 years old when she died as Dabby
Richard Long He was 3, 29 years old when he died as Bruce Dabney
Griff Barnett He was 64, 74 years old when he died as Dr. MacIntosh
Sondra Rodgers She was 45, 94 years old when she died as Shellie Dabney
Whitfield Connor He was 31, 71 years old when he died as Clay MacIvor

Tap Roots Crew

Name Department
Milton Carruth as Editor. He was 49 (73) years old when He died Editing
Alan LeMay as Writer. Writing
James H. Street as Novel. He was 44 (50) years old when He died Writing
Lionel Wiggam as Additional Dialogue. Crew
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Tap Roots (75 years)

When she lost her lover...her sister gained one!

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 25, 1948
  • Runtime: 109 minutes