
The Talbots, formerly one of the Eastern Shore's first families, have gone to seed: Pap is a drunk, soddenly decaying in his ruined ancestral home, and three of his sons (William, Carol, and Ezra) are lazy, shiftless young men. Mulligan, Pap's second son who supports the entire family by oyster fishing, falls in love with wealthy Anna Lee, but when he first kisses her, she calls him "white trash."

Fay Wray
Anna Lee

Gary Cooper
Mulligan Talbot

Lane Chandler
William Talbot

Leslie Fenton
Carol Talbot

Paul Fix
Ezra Talbot
Malcolm Williams
"Pap"

Monroe Owsley
Other suitor

George Nash
(uncredited)

28 Days
28 Days

Factotum
Factotum

Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement

The Doors
The Doors

The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
The Lost Necklace
The Lost Necklace

Barfly
Barfly

Happiness Costs Nothing
Happiness Costs Nothing

Bounce
Bounce

The Client
The Client

Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion

I Am Sam
I Am Sam