Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce conservation laws. He soon finds himself pitted against Cottonmouth, the leader of a fierce group of bird poachers.
Cast
Burl Ives
Cottonmouth
Christopher Plummer
Walt Murdock
Chana Eden
Naomi
Gypsy Rose Lee
Mrs. Bradford
Tony Galento
Beef
Sammy Renick
Loser
Pat Henning
Sawdust
Peter Falk
Writer
Cory Osceola
Billy One-Arm
Emmett Kelly
Bigamy Bob
MacKinlay Kantor
Judge Harris
Totch Brown
One-Note
George Voskovec
Aaron Nathanson
Curt Conway
Perfesser
Sumner Williams
Windy
Howard Smith
George Leggett
Rufus Beecham
Pianist (uncredited)
Cynthia Betout
Memory (uncredited)
Brad Bradford
Thumbs (uncredited)
Toby Bruce
Joe Bottles (uncredited)
Fred Holliday
Slow Boy (uncredited)
Joe Hunter
(uncredited)
Dorothy Rogers
Mary Melon (uncredited)
Sandra Schulberg
(uncredited)
Minella Jiras
(uncredited)
Sally Marlowe
(uncredited)
Marvin Miller
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Osceola
Suzy Billy (uncredited)
Ray Osmer
Roy Ozmer (uncredited)
Owen Pavitt
Sheriff (uncredited)
Mary Pennington
Mrs. Liggett (uncredited)
Frank Rothe
Ross Morgan (uncredited)
David Schulberg
(uncredited)
Stephan Schulberg
(uncredited)
Thelma Smallwood
(uncredited)
Crew
Nicholas Ray
Director
Budd Schulberg
Writer
Joseph Zigman
Editor
Georges Klotz
Editor
Joseph C. Brun
Director of Photography
Charles H. Maguire
Assistant Director
Stuart Schulberg
Producer
Saul Midwall
Camera Operator
Frank L. Thompson
Costume Design
Willis Hanchett
Hairstylist
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist
Finn Ulback
Sound Editor
Al Cavigga
Sound Editor
Ernest Zatorsky
Sound
Bert Shefter
Music
Paul Sawtell
Music
Roberta Hodes
Continuity
Richard Sylbert
Art Direction
