Bernard B. Ray Director Ernest Tubb Ernie Actor Lori Talbott Helen Actor Helen Boyce Ezzy Actor Earle Hodgins Cartwright Actor Frank McGlynn Pa Tubb Actor Phil Arnold Toppitt Actor Larry Reed Pete Dixon Actor Red Herron Jack Actor Betty Mudge Ma Perkins Actor Dorothea Knox Martin Screenwriter Jack Schwarz Producer Jack Greenhalgh Cinematographer Robert O. Crandall Film Editing Walter Greene Original Music Frank Paul Sylos Art Director