Owen Legate, a railroad official, comes to Dodson, Mississippi to shut down the local railway - the town's main income. But Owen unexpectedly finds love with Dodson's flirt and main attraction, Alva Starr.
| Directing | Sydney Pollack | Director |
| Writing | Fred Coe | Screenplay |
| Writing | Edith R. Sommer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francis Ford Coppola | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Theatre Play |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Production | Clarence Eurist | Production Manager |
| Art | Stephen B. Grimes | Production Design |
| Production | John Houseman | Producer |
| Art | Philip M. Jefferies | Art Direction |
| Sound | Kenyon Hopkins | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
| Production | Ray Stark | Producer |
| Directing | Eddie Saeta | Assistant Director |
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Harry Lindgren | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
