Elnora Comstock lives on the edge of a great swamp and collects butterflies to sell in order to go to high school and pay for violin lessons. Her mother, Kate Comstock, hates her as she blames the girl for the father's death as he drowned in a quagmire on the way home the night the girl was born. The years-late revelation that the husband had been off courting a neighbor woman that night brings an attitude adjustment to the mother.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ruth NelsonKate Comstock | Kate Comstock |
 Dorinda CliftonElnora Comstock | Elnora Comstock |
 Loren TindallPete Reed | Pete Reed |
 Gloria HoldenMiss Nelson | Miss Nelson |
 Ernest CossartRoger Henley | Roger Henley |
 Vanessa BrownHelen Brownlee | Helen Brownlee |
 James BellWesley Sinton | Wesley Sinton |
 Joyce ArlingMargaret Sinton | Margaret Sinton |
 Charles ArntHodges | Hodges |
 Warren MillsChester Hopple | Chester Hopple |
 Lillian BronsonMiss Blodgett | Miss Blodgett |
 Peggy ConverseJessie Reed | Jessie Reed |
 Carol MorrisCarrie | Carrie |
 Jimmy ClarkBob Stewart | Bob Stewart |
| GGloria PatriceSchoolgirl | Schoolgirl |
 Ida MooreBird Woman (uncredited) | Bird Woman (uncredited) |