Tap Roots

This article is about the 1948 period film. For other uses, see Taproot (disambiguation).

Tap Roots
File:Tap Roots lobby card.jpeg Original lobby card
Directed by	George Marshall
Produced by	Walter Wanger
Written by	Alan Le May Lionel Wiggam James H. Street (novel)
Starring	Van Heflin Susan Hayward Boris Karloff Julie London
Music by	Frank Skinner
Cinematography	Winton C. Hoch Lionel Lindon
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Distributed by	Universal International Pictures
Release dates	August 25, 1948
Running time	109 min
Country	USA
Language	English
Budget	$2,118,688
Box office	$3,293,658

Tap Roots is a 1948 period 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 International 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.

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.

Cast

• Van Heflin - Keith Alexander
• Susan Hayward - Morna Dabney
• Boris Karloff - Tishomingo
• Julie London - Aven Dabney
• Whitfield Connor - Clay McIvor
• Ward Bond - Hoab Dabney
• Richard Long - Bruce Dabney
• Arthur Shields - Reverend Kirkland
• Griff Barnett - Dr. McIntosh
• Sondra Rodgers - Shellie Dabney
• Ruby Dandridge - Dabby
• Russell Simpson - Big Sam Dabney

Reception

The film recorded a loss of $380,385.

See also

• Boris Karloff filmography

External links

• Tap Roots at IMDb