Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's rival Judd Raike, ruthless planter who wants to drive Sala out of business. Judd insists that Parrish learn the business from the ground up.
Cast
Troy Donahue
Parrish McLean
Claudette Colbert
Ellen McLean
Karl Malden
Judd Raike
Dean Jagger
Sala Post
Connie Stevens
Lucy
Diane McBain
Alison Post
Sharon Hugueny
Paige Raike
Dub Taylor
Teet Howie
Hampton Fancher
Edgar Raike
David Knapp
Wiley Raike
Saundra Edwards
Evaline Raike
Sylvia Miles
Eileen
Bibi Osterwald
Rosie
Madeleine Sherwood
Addie
Hayden Rorke
Tom Weldon
Hope Summers
Mary (uncredited)
Carroll O'Connor
Fireman (uncredited), Firechief (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Party Guest (uncredited), Bellhop (uncredited)
Ken Allen
Lemmie (uncredited)
John Barracudo
Willie (uncredited)
Frank Campanella
Foreman (uncredited)
Terry Carter
Cartwright (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Max Maine (uncredited)
Wade Dumas
Maples (uncredited)
Daniel Elam
Butler (uncredited)
Martin Eric
Mr. Gilliam (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Flynn
Miss Daly (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Party Guest (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Vincent Gardenia
Bit part (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
House Jameson
Oermeyer (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Butler (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Party Guest (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
Party Guest (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Marlow
Butler, Post home (uncredited)
Alfonso Marshall
Gladstone (uncredited)
John McGovern
Skipper (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Karen Norris
Operator (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ford Rainey
John Donati (uncredited)
Bernie Richards
Bandleader (uncredited)
Michael Sean
Bellhop (uncredited)
Rose Kathryn Spry
Lucy (uncredited)
Edgar Stehli
Tully (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sara Taft
Gramma (uncredited)
Irene Windust
Maizie Weldon (uncredited)
Crew
Delmer Daves
Director, Writer, Producer
Mildred Savage
Novel
Owen Marks
Editor
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Chuck Hansen
Assistant Director
Russell Llewellyn
Assistant Director
Albert Taffet
Camera Operator
Howard Shoup
Costume Design
Jean Burt Reilly
Hair Supervisor, Hairstylist
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Stanley Jones
Sound
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
William L. Kuehl
Set Decoration
Leo K. Kuter
Art Direction
Murray Cutter
Orchestrator
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