The swamp folk of the deep Okefenokee live a brutal primitive life untouched by modern times - they support themselves by hunting alligators and selling them to the outside world. Jeff returns home from college with an engineering degree and dreams of bringing modern medical care and education to the swamps. He is immediately confronted by his old boyhood rival, "Gator-Bait" Blair, who thinks things are just fine the way the are. "Gator" whips the ignorant locals into a frenzy of fear and resistance. When Jeff is unintimidated by their threats, Blair sets out to stop his plans once and for all - with a rifle.
Ewing Scott
Director
Steve Pendleton
Jeff Owens
Mikel Conrad
'Gator-Bait' Blair
Leigh Whipper
Uncle Gabe
Mary Conwell
Judy Blair
Althea Murphy
Patricia 'Pat' Wayburn
Jack Rutherford
Nubie Blair
Charles Keane
Rufe Owens
Rodman Bruce
Lige
Paul Savage
Swamper
E.G. Marshall
Pompano, the dance caller
Norman McKay
Bradbury, the writer
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There were too many irrelevant parts that could have been shortened, and too many characters that didn't advance the plot. Either way, some things didn't add up. This was just another played out plot with little, if any, originality in it. By the end of the film, I wasn't happy that she finally got her freedom, I was happy that it was finally over.
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