During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.
Ann Sheridan
as Lola Mears
Ronald Reagan
as Steve Talbot
Richard Whorf
as Danny Frazier
George Tobias
as Nick Garcos, the Greek
Gene Lockhart
as Henry Madden
Alan Hale
as Yippee 'Yip'
Betty Brewer
as Skeeter
Howard Da Silva
as Cully
Donald MacBride
as 'Muckeye' John
Willard Robertson
as Mister Just
Faye Emerson
as Violet 'Murph' Murphy
Willie Best
as Jo-Mo
