A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with the girl and persuades the fugitive to return to town.

Walter Brennan
as Tom Keefer

Walter Huston
as Thursday Ragan

Anne Baxter
as Julie Keefer

Dana Andrews
as Ben Ragan

Virginia Gilmore
as Mabel MacKenzie

John Carradine
as Jesse Wick

Mary Howard
as Hannah

Eugene Pallette
as Jeb McKane

Ward Bond
as Tim Dorson

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Bud Dorson
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"Ben" (Dana Andrews) is taking part in a manhunt through the swamp to track down long since escapee "Tom Keefer" (Walter Brennan) who has been hiding out there for many a year. His dog spots a deer drinking by the side of the river and jumps off their boat into the Okefenokee after it. Despite the s...