Convicted murderer Clyde Thompson receives the death penalty for shooting two men in Texas in 1928. When the governor spares his life, Thompson gains a reputation as the meanest man in the state while working hard labor in prison.
as Clyde Thompson
as Captain Colt
as Julia Perryman
as Marvin Harper
as Rees Thompson
as Sheriff Kilborn
as O.B. Ellis
as Ruthie Welsey
as Mr. Kilpatrick
as Barney Allen
as Myrtle Perryman
as Ralph Fults
as Donald
as Reuben Welsey
as Everett Melvin
as Lester
as George Rivas
as Joe Williams
as Roy Thornton
as Clyde Barrow
as Mark Welsey
as Tommy Reis
as Guard Sergaent
as Officer Andrew
as Mac James
as Homer
as Bill McDonald
as Perry Wilmeth
as Prosecutor
as Rookie Guard
as Judge Enzo Been
as Jake O'Dell
as Willie Williams
as The Judge
as Guard Zeke
as Wife
as Radio Announcer
as Young Clyde Thompson
as Mouthy Prisoner