Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress.
Cast
Clark Gable
Hamish Bond
Yvonne De Carlo
Amantha Starr
Sidney Poitier
Rau-Ru
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Lt. Ethan Sears
Rex Reason
Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)
Patric Knowles
Charles de Marigny
Torin Thatcher
Capt. Canavan
Andrea King
Miss Idell
Ray Teal
Mr. Calloway
Noreen Corcoran
Amantha as a child
William Forrest
Aaron Starr, Amantha's father
Tommie Moore
Dollie
Juanita Moore
Budge
Raymond Bailey
Mr. Stuart
Carolle Drake
Michele
Zelda Cleaver
Sukie
Larry J. Blake
Auctioneer
Russell Evans
Jimmee
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Flower Vendor (Uncredited)
Martin Smith
Officer (uncredited)
Crew
Raoul Walsh
Director
Ben Roberts
Screenplay
Ivan Goff
Screenplay
John Twist
Screenplay
Robert Penn Warren
Novel
Folmar Blangsted
Editor
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Marjorie Best
Costume Design
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Carl Sigman
Original Music Composer
William Wallace
Set Decoration
Franz Bachelin
Art Direction
