Overview

In this Depression-era tale, Calef McKinney, traveling from Michigan to California, stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute hires him for odd jobs. Calef gets involved with Lute's niece, Hannah. But she's married to Sidney, a wife-beating drunk who hopes to inherit his uncle-in-law's money. Sidney and an eccentric preacher plot against Calef, who finds it difficult to conceal his mysterious past and his growing affection for Sidney's wife.

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Cast

Hal Hopper

Sidney Brenshaw

John Furlong

Calif McKinney

Lorna Maitland

Clara Belle

Stuart Lancaster

Lute Wade

Frank Bolger

Brother Hanson

Russ Meyer

Townsperson (uncredited)