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"This is the story of the gallant, reckless, foolish oil bums through whose hands millions flow, in whose hearts adventure beats!"
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.
45 Cast Members
John Garfield
Johnny Blake
Frances Farmer
Linda Chalmers
Pat O'Brien
Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
Raymond Walburn
Ellery Q. 'Wildcat' Chalmers
Cliff Edwards
'Hot Rocks' Harris
Tom Kennedy
Petunia
Granville Bates
Charles Hammond
Jody Gilbert
Tillie
Edward Pawley
Collins
Frank Mayo
Mike Brannigan
William Marshall
Joe
Sol Gorss
Luke
Virginia Sale
Nurse
John Alexander
Sheriff
Eddie Acuff
Shorty Smith (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Doctor (uncredited)
Monica Bannister
Girl (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Oil Worker (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Truck Driver (uncredited)
