A young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to New Orleans in search of his runaway wife.
Barbara Stanwyck
as Pearl Elliott Holley
Joel McCrea
as Ernie Holley
Walter Brennan
as Newt Holley
Buddy Ebsen
as Buddy
Helen Westley
as Grandma
Walter Catlett
as Warfield Scott
Tony Martin
as Chick Bean
Katherine DeMille
as Leota Long
Victor Kilian
as Mr. Slade
Minna Gombell
as Ruby
Spencer Charters
as Judge Tope
Hilda Vaughn
as Gurtha
