Year: 1960
Runtime: 102 mins
Language: English
Director: William F. Claxton
The film reveals the temptations and torments of a small Southern town as former convict Lonnie Wilson returns after six years on a chain‑gang for fatally striking Colonel Ben Marquand’s son in a car crash. He rekindles his forbidden romance with Melinda Marquand, confronting old rivalries and the community’s lingering grudges.
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