In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's infant child. Temple, the daughter of the governor, pleads with her father to exonerate Nancy of the charges, explaining that Nancy acted in haste to prevent her from resuming her affair with a roguish Cajun called Candy Man. Details of Temple's sordid past are uncovered as she begs mercy for her faithful servant.
as Temple Drake
as Candy Man
as Gowan Stevens
as Ira Bobbitt
as Nancy Mannigoe
as Gov. Drake
as Norma
as Miss Reba
as Dog Boy
as Lee
as Flossie
as Swede
as Mamie
as Cora
as Connie
as Jackie
as Randy
as Bucky Stevens
as Judge
as Gus
as Tommy
