Small town America, 1945. The boys are coming home, as is Clarence Laidlaw who served overseas in lieu of serving time in prison. Chaos and confusion greet Clarence upon his return - his pre-war moonshine activities and absence have embittered his teenage son, split apart his family, and alienated the small town. Moreover, his conniving sister-in-law conspires with the crooked sheriff to prevent a family reconciliation. In attempting to stabilize his family, and in seeking to punish the conspirator who brought him before the law, Clarence almost destroys both the town and his family. But sanity, love and music conquer all, and family and town are reunited.
Cast
Hoyt Axton
Clarence Laidlaw
Karen Black
Zelma Putnam
Art Hindle
Sheriff Lewis Clark
A.J. Freeman
Uncle Cocklin
Moses Gunn
Isaac
John Vernon
Elmer Sinclair
Nina Foch
Hazel Laidlaw
Ruth Buzzi
Betty
Tina Louise
Violet
Christopher Rydell
Everett Laidlaw
Pamela Springsteen
Judy
Richard Arnold
Gordy
Hal Bergem
Captain Page
Ian Bouchey
Little Boy
Victoria Cato
Melissa Sue
Jack Coyne
Bus Driver
Katha Feffer
Dot
Denise Frisino
Mother on Bus
Mike Goodell
Max
Joanna Keyes
Suzy
Tom Lasswell
Captain Ralph Dodge
Lloyd Mason
Garfield
Laura Mitchell
Woman with Baby
Martha Murphy
Judy's Mother
Paul Ollswang
Sam
Johnny Perkins
Marine
Peg Phillips
Norma
Ron Reid
Wino
Annette Romano
Doris
George Rowe
Lloyd-Baker
Shiela Scott
Mrs. Garfield
William Simmonds
Snook
Lynn Terell
Rose
Crew
Don Cato
Director, Story
John Howbrook
Screenplay, Story
David Brady
Story, Producer
Irby Smith
Story, Co-Producer
Michael McMahon
Editor
Stephen Withrow
Editor
Harvey Zlatarits
Editor
Debra Neil-Fisher
Editor
Joe Lafontaine
Assistant Editor, Assistant Dialogue Editor
Laura Green
Assistant Editor
Trevor Ambrose
Assistant Editor
Dean Richards
Assistant Editor
William Wages
Director of Photography
Matt Hinkley
First Assistant Director
Dan Driscoll
Second Assistant Director
Gregory Kent Simmons
Second Assistant Director
Mark Axton
Third Assistant Director
Anita Terrian
Production Coordinator
Saul Wilen
Executive Producer
George Flak
Executive Producer
Jack Granat
Executive Producer
Alan R. Vogeler Jr.
Executive Producer
Robert G. Rosenblatt
Associate Producer
Stolp Fraser
Associate Producer
Edward Richardson
Production Design
Edwin Myers
Camera Operator
David Huie
Camera Operator
Lee Blasingame
First Assistant Camera
Dudley J. Voll
Second Assistant Camera
Gary Wattman
Dolly Grip
Stuart Kiehl
Steadicam Operator
Charlene Tolles-Engelmann
Casting Assistant
Katherine Wilson
Casting
Larry Lefler
Costume Designer
Frances Kenny
Wardrobe Master
Michael R. Chapman
Wardrobe Master
Meta Jardine
Wardrobe Assistant
Sheree Morgan
Key Hairdresser, Key Makeup Artist
Pamela Casey
Hairdresser
Sherry Anders
Hairdresser
Lisa Schulze
Makeup Artist
Ray McMaster
Sound Effects Editor
Marvin Lawrence
Sound Effects Editor, First Assistant Editor
Tony Van den Akker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Pilcher
Sound Mixer
Jim Hawkins
Sound Mixer
Bill Fibben
Boom Operator
Reed Atherton
Foley Artist
Patrick Coleman
Original Music Composer
Paul Novotny
Original Music Composer
Hal Blake
Music Consultant
Michael Werth
Dialogue Editor
Janice Ierulli
Dialogue Editor
Clive Turner
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Richard Reams
Set Decoration
Jonathan Schwarz
Set Decoration
Helen I. Gunn
Assistant Set Decoration
Doug McGar
Construction Coordinator
Gail Hunter
Script Supervisor
John F. Lee
Location Manager
Robert Mills Jr.
Stunts
Bob MacDougall
Stunts
David Boushey
Stunt Coordinator
Leland Seides
Property Master
Kandace Scherer
Assistant Property Master
Billy Sherrill
Key Grip
John Cole
Grip
Scott Davis
Grip
Owen C. Englemann
Grip
Brian Kasmussen
Grip
Wanda Mull
Unit Production Manager
Jerry Mathews
Production Executive
Craig Stearns
Art Direction
