Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the town minister, he's building the house he's always promised Olivia. He is overjoyed when he learns his eldest son will be the first Spencer to attend college, if he can resist the charms of a pretty local girl and rustle up the money for tuition.
| Directing | Delmer Daves | Director |
| Writing | Delmer Daves | Writer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Editing | David Wages | Editor |
| Camera | Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration |
| Art | Carl Anderson | Art Direction |
| Writing | Earl Hamner, Jr. | Novel |
| Production | Delmer Daves | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Burt Reilly | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | James R. Barker | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Gil Kissel | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Phil Rawlins | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Totten | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Monte Masters | Assistant Director |
| Directing | William F. Sheehan | Assistant Director |
| Art | Weldon H. Patterson | Props |
| Sound | M.A. Merrick | Sound |
| Sound | Russell Ashley | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Wellington Honn | Special Effects |
| Crew | Lucille House | Stunts |
