During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and juke-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.
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
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Cast
Ann Sheridan
Lola Mears
Ronald Reagan
Steve Talbot
Richard Whorf
Danny Frazier
George Tobias
Nick Garcos, the Greek
Gene Lockhart
Henry Madden
Alan Hale
Yippee 'Yip'
Betty Brewer
Skeeter
Howard Da Silva
Cully
Donald MacBride
'Muckeye' John
Willard Robertson
Mister Just
Faye Emerson
Violet 'Murph' Murphy
Willie Best
Jo-Mo
Fuzzy Knight
Ike Harper
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