Lyrisk fortælling om en bomuldsavler, som kæmper mod både mennesker og naturen for at kunne beholde og leve af sin jord.

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.

Mary Ryan enlists the help of a detective, Jack Craig, to find her missing twin sister Vicky. They follow her trail to the New Orleans swamps where they encounter voodoo priestess Olivier and her zombie henchman.

Nappus sends his grandson north for schooling to shelter him from their community.