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Tap Roots
“When she lost her lover...her sister gained one!”
69%
Movie
1h 49m
AI Analysis
Tap Roots (1948) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Tap Roots (1948) — a movie tagged as Drama, War, and Western with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~109 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Tap Roots 69% (11 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 11 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1948-08-25
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 30665
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What is Tap Roots about?
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 Confede... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Tap Roots?
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How long is the movie Tap Roots?
The official runtime for Tap Roots is approximately 109 minutes.
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Cast
Van Heflin
Keith Alexander
Susan Hayward
Morna Dabney
Boris Karloff
Tishomingo
Julie London
Aven Dabney
Whitfield Connor
Clay MacIvor
Ward Bond
Hoab Dabney
Richard Long
Bruce Dabney
Arthur Shields
Reverend Kirkland
Griff Barnett
Dr. MacIntosh
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Sondra Rodgers
Shellie Dabney
Ruby Dandridge
Dabby
Russell Simpson
Big Sam Dabney
Gregg Barton
Captain (uncredited)
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John Beck
Refugee (uncredited)
William Challee
Sergeant (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Leader (uncredited)
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Jack Davis
Militia Captain (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Field Hand (uncredited)
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