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"Sterling Hayden as the Tall Convict"
In the South, convicts get a temporary release to help during a flood.
17 Cast Members
Sterling Hayden
Tall Convict
Geraldine Page
Young Woman
Milton Selzer
Second Convict
James Westerfield
Warden
Malcolm Atterbury
The Doctor
Sandy Kenyon
The Deputy
Marc Lawrence
The Cajun
Len Lesser
Man with Gun
Richard LePore
Man on Cotton House
Naomi Stevens
Woman on Shanty Boat
Stafford Repp
Steamboat Captain
Jamie Forster
Motor Boat Pilot
Alvin Childress
Farmer on Levee
Clegg Hoyt
Army Officer
Bob Duggan
Steam Launch Pilot
Ned Roberts
Machine Gun Sergeant
Melvyn Douglas
Self - Host
