Small town America, 1945. The boys are coming home, as is Clarence Laidlaw who served overseas in lieu of serving time in prison. Chaos and confusion greet Clarence upon his return - his pre-war moonshine activities and absence have embittered his teenage son, split apart his family, and alienated the small town. Moreover, his conniving sister-in-law conspires with the crooked sheriff to prevent a family reconciliation. In attempting to stabilize his family, and in seeking to punish the conspirator who brought him before the law, Clarence almost destroys both the town and his family. But sanity, love and music conquer all, and family and town are reunited.
| Production | Stolp Fraser | Associate Producer |
| Production | Robert G. Rosenblatt | Associate Producer |
| Production | Saul Wilen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jack Granat | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alan R. Vogeler Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | George Flak | Executive Producer |
| Art | Edward Richardson | Production Design |
| Camera | William Wages | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Patrick Coleman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Paul Novotny | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Michael McMahon | Editor |
| Editing | Stephen Withrow | Editor |
| Editing | Harvey Zlatarits | Editor |
| Writing | John Howbrook | Story |
| Writing | Don Cato | Story |
| Writing | David Brady | Story |
| Writing | Irby Smith | Story |
| Writing | John Howbrook | Screenplay |
| Production | Irby Smith | Co-Producer |
| Production | David Brady | Producer |
| Directing | Don Cato | Director |
| Sound | Hal Blake | Music Consultant |
| Art | Craig Stearns | Art Direction |
| Production | Katherine Wilson | Casting |
| Production | Charlene Tolles-Engelmann | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Wanda Mull | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Anita Terrian | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Jerry Mathews | Production Executive |
| Directing | Matt Hinkley | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gregory Kent Simmons | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Dan Driscoll | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mark Axton | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Edwin Myers | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Huie | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Lee Blasingame | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Dudley J. Voll | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stuart Kiehl | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Jim Hawkins | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | James Pilcher | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Bill Fibben | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Laura Green | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Debra Neil-Fisher | Editor |
| Editing | Marvin Lawrence | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Trevor Ambrose | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Dean Richards | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Michael Werth | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Janice Ierulli | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Joe Lafontaine | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | Joe Lafontaine | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Clive Turner | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Marvin Lawrence | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ray McMaster | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tony Van den Akker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Reed Atherton | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Gail Hunter | Script Supervisor |
| Production | John F. Lee | Location Manager |
| Art | Doug McGar | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Billy Sherrill | Key Grip |
| Camera | Gary Wattman | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | John Cole | Grip |
| Camera | Scott Davis | Grip |
| Camera | Owen C. Englemann | Grip |
| Camera | Brian Kasmussen | Grip |
| Crew | David Boushey | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Bob MacDougall | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Mills Jr. | Stunts |
| Art | Richard Reams | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jonathan Schwarz | Set Decoration |
| Art | Helen I. Gunn | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Leland Seides | Property Master |
| Art | Kandace Scherer | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Lefler | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael R. Chapman | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Kenny | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meta Jardine | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheree Morgan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheree Morgan | Key Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Schulze | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sherry Anders | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Casey | Hairdresser |