In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
Sally Field
as Edna Spalding
Lindsay Crouse
as Margaret Lomax
John Malkovich
as Mr. Will
Danny Glover
as Moze
Ed Harris
as Wayne Lomax
Ray Baker
as Sheriff Royce Spalding
Amy Madigan
as Viola Kelsey
Terry O'Quinn
as Buddy Kelsey
Bert Remsen
as Tee Tot Hightower
Jay Patterson
as W.E. Simmons
Toni Hudson
as Ermine
De'voreaux White
as Wylie
