It's the winter of 1935 and Max Brown is newly arrived in Willowgreen, Saskatchewan - a rural Canadian prairie town - on his first teaching job in a one room schoolhouse. He quickly realizes that this is not a dream situation: the winter is harsher than he's ever experienced, he's living in the basement of the school, the older of his students treat him poorly and his wages are paltry if and when he ever does get paid.
as Max Brown
as Alice Field
as Lyle Bishop
as Harris Montgomery
as Dave McDougall
as Burt Fields
as Inspector Woods
as Dan Trowbridge
as Sheila Barnes
as Mrs. Bishop
as Mrs. Montgomery
as Mrs. McDougall
as Dance Caller
as Percy Garfield
as Lester Sinclair
as Max's Father
as Max's Mother
as Max's Brother
as Louise Brown - Max's Sister
as Train Conductor
as Radio Announcer (voice)
as Jake Stevenson
as John Stevenson
as Anne McDougall
as Myron McDougall
as Charlie McDougall
as Pearlie Sinclair
as Sammy Sinclair
as Violet Sinclair
as Cathy Friesen
as Paul Friesen
as Mary Field
as Bill Field
as Summer Littlewood
as Alan Littlewood
as Bob Sanderson
as Betty Bishop
as Carl Wells
as Dan Smith (uncredited)
as Rita Danchuk
