Corporate hotshot Frank Macklin is sent back to his hometown to upgrade the Pickett Brewery but when his bosses tell Frank his job is to betray the workers, he’ll have to act fast to save the good times... and the good brew!
The brutal murder of a Mexican farm worker is covered up by those who fear its perpetrator: powerful land baron Virgil Renchler. Renchler makes his own rules… and a town that needs his business obeys them.
James Cagney sings and dances his way to the top of the heap as Jake MacIllaney, a combination Yankee Doodle Dandy and Robin Hood, who empties company and union coffers alike to become president of the stevedore’s union.