
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.

as Lola Mears

as Steve Talbot

as Danny Frazier

as Nick Garcos, the Greek

as Henry Madden

as Yippee 'Yip'

as Skeeter

as Cully

as 'Muckeye' John

as Mister Just

as Violet 'Murph' Murphy

as Jo-Mo

as Ike Harper