Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."
Joseph Ashton
as Billy Coleman
Dave Matthews
as Will Coleman
Renee Faia
as Jenny Coleman
Mac Davis
as Bellington
Kris Kristofferson
as Older Billy Coleman
Ned Beatty
as Sheriff Abe McConnell
Dabney Coleman
as Grandpa
Gary Anson
as Bully Wendell
Orvel Baldridge
as Mr. Pritchard
Andrew Dickison
as Rainie Pritchard
Stuart Dickison
as Rubin Pritchard
Lindsey Labadie
as Delores