Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Lewis Seiler | Director |
| Writing | Jerome Odlum | Novel |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Louis F. Edelman | Associate Producer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Warren Low | Editor |
| Art | Hugh Reticker | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Robert B. Lee | Sound |
| Crew | Byron Haskin | Special Effects |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
| Writing | Robert Rossen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Seton I. Miller | Writer |
| Directing | William Kissell | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Yakima Canutt | Stunts |
| Crew | Harvey Parry | Stunts |
| Directing | Irving Rapper | Script Supervisor |
