Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?
Zachary Scott
as Sam Tucker
Betty Field
as Nona Tucker
J. Carrol Naish
as Devers
Beulah Bondi
as Granny Tucker
Percy Kilbride
as W. Harmie
Charles Kemper
as Tim
Blanche Yurka
as Mama Tucker
Norman Lloyd
as Finlay
Estelle Taylor
as Lizzie
Paul Harvey
as Ruston
Noreen Nash
as Becky Devers
Paul E. Burns
as Uncle Pete Tucker
