During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.
as Lola Mears
as Steve Talbot
as Danny Frazier
as Nick Garcos, the Greek
as Henry Madden
as Yippee 'Yip'
as Skeeter
as Cully
as 'Muckeye' John
as Mister Just
as Violet 'Murph' Murphy
as Jo-Mo
as Ike Harper