 | Roger E. Mosley Huddie Ledbetter |
 | Paul Benjamin Wes Ledbetter |
 | Madge Sinclair Miss Eula |
 | Alan Manson Prison Chief Guard |
 | Albert Hall Dicklicker |
 | Art Evans Blind Lemon Jefferson |
 | James Brodhead John Lomax |
| John Henry Faulk Gov. Pat Neff |
 | Lynn Hamilton Sally Ledbetter |
 | Ernie Hudson Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson) |
| William Wintersole Sheriff Gibbons |
| Rhetta Greene Lethe |
| Camera | |
| Bruce Surtees | Director of Photography |
Sound | |
| Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
Directing | |
| Gordon Parks | Director |
Writing | |
| Ernest Kinoy | Writer |
Production | |
| Marc Merson | Producer |
Editing | |
| Moe Howard | Editor |
| Thomas Penick | Editor |
Art | |
| Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| John A. Kuri | Set Decoration |
Production | |
| David Frost | Producer |
