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Tap Roots

MOVIE • 1948

Tap Roots

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

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.

TMDB ★ 3.5/5Votes: 11
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Top Cast

Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Keith Alexander

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Morna Dabney

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Tishomingo

Julie London

Julie London

Aven Dabney

Whitfield Connor

Whitfield Connor

Clay MacIvor

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Hoab Dabney

Richard Long

Richard Long

Bruce Dabney

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Reverend Kirkland

Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett

Dr. MacIntosh

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Sondra Rodgers

Shellie Dabney

Ruby Dandridge

Ruby Dandridge

Dabby

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Big Sam Dabney

Gregg Barton

Gregg Barton

Captain (uncredited)

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John Beck

Refugee (uncredited)

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Theatrical release date: August 25, 1948

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

August 25, 1948

Runtime

109 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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