During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and juke-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.
Lola Mears
Steve Talbot
Danny Frazier
Nick Garcos, the Greek
Henry Madden
Yippee 'Yip'
Skeeter
Cully
'Muckeye' John
Mister Just
Violet 'Murph' Murphy
Jo-Mo
Ike Harper
