"Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce conservation laws. He soon finds himself pitted against Cottonmouth, the leader of a fierce group of bird poachers."
Burl Ives
as Cottonmouth
Christopher Plummer
as Walt Murdock
Chana Eden
as Naomi
Gypsy Rose Lee
as Mrs. Bradford
Tony Galento
as Beef
Sammy Renick
as Loser
Pat Henning
as Sawdust
Peter Falk
as Writer
Cory Osceola
as Billy One-Arm
Emmett Kelly
as Bigamy Bob
MacKinlay Kantor
as Judge Harris
Totch Brown
as One-Note
George Voskovec
as Aaron Nathanson
Curt Conway
as Perfesser
Sumner Williams
as Windy
Howard Smith
as George Leggett
Rufus Beecham
as Pianist (uncredited)
Cynthia Betout
as Memory (uncredited)
Brad Bradford
as Thumbs (uncredited)
Toby Bruce
as Joe Bottles (uncredited)
Fred Holliday
as Slow Boy (uncredited)
Joe Hunter
as (uncredited)
Dorothy Rogers
as Mary Melon (uncredited)
Sandra Schulberg
Minella Jiras
Sally Marlowe
Marvin Miller
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Osceola
as Suzy Billy (uncredited)
Ray Osmer
as Roy Ozmer (uncredited)
Owen Pavitt
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Mary Pennington
as Mrs. Liggett (uncredited)
Frank Rothe
as Ross Morgan (uncredited)
David Schulberg
Stephan Schulberg
Thelma Smallwood
Budd Schulberg
Writer
Nicholas Ray
Director
Bert Shefter
Music
Paul Sawtell
Finn Ulback
Sound Editor
Al Cavigga
Charles H. Maguire
Assistant Director
Saul Midwall
Camera Operator
Joseph Zigman
Editor
Willis Hanchett
Hairstylist
Georges Klotz
Richard Sylbert
Art Direction
Stuart Schulberg
Producer
Frank L. Thompson
Costume Design
Joseph C. Brun
Director of Photography
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist
Ernest Zatorsky
Sound
Roberta Hodes
Continuity