Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.
Michael CurtizDirector
Paul Cameron
Ruth Harkins
Doctor John Aloysius Barnard
Evelyn Wayne
Jeff Harkins
Judge at Ruth's Trial
Phoebe Lamb
Mrs. Harkins
Bethie Harkins
Horace Bamber
Governor
Clem Biggers
Judge Crawley
Tod Miller
Matthew Turnbull
Mrs. Turnbull
Asaph Anderson
Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest
Townsman at Church Meeting
Justice of the Peace
Mrs. Hughes
Man at Jeff's Trial
Train Conductor
Juror at Ruth's Trial
Woman with Baby
Pipe-Smokerat Carnival
Deputy Abel
Squire Moss
Jury Foreman at Jeff's Trial
Radio Announcer at Ruth's Trial
Wheel of Life Barker
Granny Burnside
Juror
Western Boy
Townswoman at Carnival
Charity Topping
Child
Pilot
Headwaiter
Tommy
Wedding Guest with Cake
Sheriff Willis
Stout
Ella Crippen
