
With the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is involved variously in revealing the real identity of a young woman, reliving his Civil War memories, and preventing the lynching of an African youth.

as William Pittman Priest

as Lucy Lee Lake

as Ashby Corwin

as Jeff Poindexter

as Lewt Lake

as Herman Felsburg

as Feeney

as Jimmy Bagby

as Andy Redcliffe

as Buck Ramsey

as Horace K. Maydew

as Lucy Lee's Mother

as U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford

as Joe D. Habersham

as Sterling

as General Fairfield

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

as Rufe Ramseur

as Mallie Cramp

as Rufe Ramseur Jr.

as Aurora Ratchitt

as Maydew's Henchman

as Uncle Zack

as GAR Woman at the Ball

as Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)

as Townsman (uncredited)

as Cadet (uncredited)

as Deputy (uncredited)