"A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?"
James Cagney
as Hank Martin
Barbara Hale
as Verity Wade
Anne Francis
as Flamingo McManamee
Warner Anderson
as Jules Bolduc
John McIntire
as Jeb Brown
Jeanne Cagney
as Jennie Brown
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Spurge McManamee
Frank McHugh
as Frank Rector
Larry Keating
as Robert L. Castleberry IV
Onslow Stevens
as Guy Polli
James Millican
as Samuel T. Beach
Mickey Simpson
as Tim Beck, Blacksmith
Sara Haden
as Lula May McManamee
Ellen Corby
as Singing Woman
Lee Aaker
as Johnny Briscoe
Guy Way
as Court Bailiff
Adria Locke Langley
Novel
Raoul Walsh
Director
Luther Davis
Screenplay
William Cagney
Producer
George Amy
Editor
Roscoe Cline
Special Effects
Kay Nelson
Wardrobe Designer
Wiard B. Ihnen
Production Design
Otis Malcolm
Makeup Artist
John K. Kean
Sound
William Kissell
Assistant Director
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
Franz Waxman
Music
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
