In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
Cast
Sally Field
Edna Spalding
Lindsay Crouse
Margaret Lomax
John Malkovich
Mr. Will
Danny Glover
Moze
Ed Harris
Wayne Lomax
Ray Baker
Sheriff Royce Spalding
Amy Madigan
Viola Kelsey
Terry O'Quinn
Buddy Kelsey
Bert Remsen
Tee Tot Hightower
Jay Patterson
W.E. Simmons
Toni Hudson
Ermine
De'voreaux White
Wylie
Jerry Haynes
Deputy Jack Driscoll
Yankton Hatten
Frank Spalding
Gennie James
Possum Spalding
Lane Smith
Albert Denby
Robert Schenkkan
Texas Voice #2
J.C. Quinn
Texas Voice #1 (voice)
Crew
Robert Benton
Director, Writer
Carol Littleton
Editor
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Michael Hausman
Executive Producer
Arlene Donovan
Producer
Gene Callahan
Production Design
Howard Feuer
Casting
Jeremy Ritzer
Casting
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Bran Ferren
Visual Effects Director
John Kander
Original Music Composer
Howard Shore
Additional Music
Lee Poll
Set Decoration
Derek R. Hill
Set Decoration
Sydney Z. Litwack
Art Direction
