Hardcastle

During the Great Depression, a desperate farm boy secures a job as an electric lineman in order to send money home to literally save the family farm only to suffer a crippling accident rendering him unemployed, homeless and starving. Hopeless after being beaten out of his last twenty dollars, he hops a boxcar for home and stumbles into an “opportunity” to hire on as an armed guard for the Hardcastle coal mine.

Enjoying his newfound security, a full belly, and hard-earned love of a good woman, he is dismayed to uncover his boss’ ruthless tactics to cut corners, keep the miners in poverty, servitude and sometimes even cause their death. He finds himself in a dilemma when faced with a choice that comes with dire consequences when he must choose between the paycheck he's come to enjoy or humanity.