When a trio of ex-convicts led by Mattie Appleyard is released from prison, they hope to open a general store using money Mattie has saved during his 40-year sentence. This attempt is met with great resistance from a corrupt prison official and the banker who issued Mattie the check.
Cast
James Stewart
Mattie Appleyard
George Kennedy
Dallas 'Doc' Council
Anne Baxter
Cleo
Strother Martin
Lee Cottrill
Kurt Russell
Johnny Jesus
Katherine Cannon
Chanty Thorne
David Huddleston
Homer Grindstaff
Mike Kellin
Steve Mystic
William Windom
Roy K. Sizemore
Robert Donner
Willis Hubbard
Morgan Paull
Junior Kilfong
Dort Clark
Enoch Purdy
James Lee Barrett
Sonny Boy
Crew
Andrew V. McLaglen
Director, Producer
James Lee Barrett
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Davis Grubb
Novel
Robert L. Simpson
Editor
David Bretherton
Editor
Harry Stradling Jr.
Director of Photography
Hawk Koch
Assistant Director
Harry Bernsen
Associate Producer
Hoyt Bowers
Casting
Guy C. Verhille
Costume Design
Gerald Endler
Pyrotechnician
Ann Saunders
Hairstylist
Hank Edds
Makeup Artist
Frank Westmore
Makeup Artist
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound
Al Overton Jr.
Sound
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects
Henry Vars
Original Music Composer
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Charles Donchin
Still Photographer
Don Christie
Still Photographer
Bob Forrest
Script Supervisor
Dudley Holmes
Property Master
Russell Saunders
Unit Production Manager
Alfred Sweeney
Art Direction
