Wayland Jackson (Russell), a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverished mountain village in North Carolina, circa 1934. They are taken in by Collie Wright (McGillis), a single mother with an illegitimate baby, and she and Wayland soon fall in love. Trouble starts when the identity of her baby's father is revealed.
| Directing | Ted Kotcheff | Director |
| Production | Robert H. Solo | Producer |
| Camera | François Protat | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Thom Noble | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Ron Foreman | Production Design |
| Art | Chas. Butcher | Art Direction |
| Art | Leslie Morales | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Morley | Costume Design |
| Sound | John Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Carol Sobieski | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Ehle | Novel |
| Camera | Kevin Whitlow | Grip |
| Lighting | Nick Nelson | Gaffer |
| Crew | Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Michael McDonnell | Stand In |
