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.

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Troy Donahue
• Claudette Colbert
• Karl Malden
• Dean Jagger
• Connie Stevens
• Diane McBain
• Sharon Hugueny
• Dub Taylor