DRAMA . 1948 . 1h 49m . English . 6.7/10

Tap Roots_

Name: Tap Roots
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Released: 1948-08-25
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, Whitfield Connor, Ward Bond, Arthur Shields

"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.

Starring Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, Boris Karloff

6.7/10

Rating

1h 49m

Runtime

1948

Year

Updated Feb 16, 2026

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

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Cast

Van Heflin stars as Keith Alexander in Tap Roots.

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Year context

Tap Roots was released 78 years ago in 1948.

Overview

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. ...

Tap Roots is a Drama, War, Western film with a runtime of 1h 49m.