Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank's plans to take over the land for more profitable farming.
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Writing | Nunnally Johnson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jack Kirkland | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Erskine Caldwell | Novel |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Music |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Editing | Barbara McLean | Editor |
| Camera | Arthur C. Miller | Director of Photography |
