A family of children decide not to tell anyone their father has died, and to live on their own in the backwoods of rural North Carolina. If the state finds out they are on their own, they will be split up and sent to live in foster homes.
| Writing | Bill Cleaver | Novel |
| Writing | Earl Hamner, Jr. | Writer |
| Editing | O. Nicholas Brown | Editor |
| Sound | Earl Scruggs | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Tambi Larsen | Production Design |
| Production | Robert B. Radnitz | Producer |
| Camera | Urs Furrer | Director of Photography |
| Directing | William A. Graham | Director |
| Writing | Vera Cleaver | Novel |
