After his release from prison, moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky along with notorious ex-con moves in with his father in a cottage at the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short if a federal agent informs McKlusky which he'll drop custody of his 9-year-old daughter till he can help bring local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the support of a couple eccentrics and reporter Aggie Maybank to bring down the empire of McCall.