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Tap Roots

Where to Watch Tap Roots Online

1948Movie"When she lost her lover...her sister gained one!"

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Tap Roots' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Tap Roots' right now, here are some details about the Walter Wanger Productions, Universal International Pictures war flick.

Released August 25th, 1948, 'Tap Roots' stars Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, Boris Karloff, Julie London The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a user score of 64 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 9 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .

'Tap Roots' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on August 25th, 1948