When a trio of ex-convicts led by Mattie Appleyard is released from prison, they hope to open a general store using money Mattie has saved during his 40-year sentence. This attempt is met with great resistance from a corrupt prison official and the banker who issued Mattie the check.
James Stewart
as Mattie Appleyard
George Kennedy
as Dallas 'Doc' Council
Anne Baxter
as Cleo
Strother Martin
as Lee Cottrill
Kurt Russell
as Johnny Jesus
Katherine Cannon
as Chanty Thorne
David Huddleston
as Homer Grindstaff
Mike Kellin
as Steve Mystic
William Windom
as Roy K. Sizemore
Robert Donner
as Willis Hubbard
Morgan Paull
as Junior Kilfong
Dort Clark
as Enoch Purdy
