page_title: The Backbone of America
hierarchical_section_title: The Backbone of America
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Thomas Mitchell from The Backbone of America (1953), a made-for-TV movie
context_page_description: The Backbone of America is a 1953 American TV movie written by Robert E. Sherwood and directed by Marc Daniels.
context_section_description: The Backbone of America is a 1953 American TV movie written by Robert E. Sherwood and directed by Marc Daniels.
caption: Thomas Mitchell as Fred Tupple
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