The Southerner poster

Movie · 1945

The Southerner

Released 30 April 1945 More from 1945 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Paul E. Burns
as Uncle Pete Tucker
64
Beulah Bondi
as Granny Tucker
56
Earle Hodgins
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
51
J. Carrol Naish
as Devers
49
Nestor Paiva
as Bartender
39
Betty Field
as Nona Tucker
32
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
32years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Paul E. Burns — oldest on the call sheet
32Betty Field — youngest billed
49average age of the credited cast
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