"In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town."
Bette Davis
as Regina Hubbard Giddens
Herbert Marshall
as Horace Giddens
Teresa Wright
as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
Richard Carlson
as David Hewitt
Dan Duryea
as Leo Hubbard
Patricia Collinge
as Birdie Hubbard
Charles Dingle
as Ben Hubbard
Carl Benton Reid
as Oscar Hubbard
Jessica Grayson
as Addie
John Marriott
as Cal
Russell Hicks
as William Marshall
Lucien Littlefield
as Manders
Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Hewitt
Terry Nibert
as Julia
Henry 'Hot Shot' Thomas
as Harold
Charles R. Moore
as Simon
Hooper Atchley
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Al Bridge
as Dawson (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
as Bank Customer (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
as Train Companion (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
as Depositor (uncredited)
Kenny Washington
as Servant (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
as Belle - Servant (uncredited)
William Wyler
Director
Lillian Hellman
Screenplay
Theatre Play
Stephen Goosson
Art Direction
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Frank Maher
Sound Recordist
Ned Scott
Still Photographer
William Tummel
Assistant Director
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Meredith Willson
Original Music Composer
Arthur Kober
Additional Dialogue
Alan Campbell
Dorothy Parker
Herman Shumlin
Vic Jones
Gaffer
Max Terr
Orchestrator
Dalton S. Reymond
Technical Supervisor
Eugene Zador
Carmen Dragon
Niven Busch
Storyboard
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Norbert A. Myles