The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-do-well Jerry Flagg and his long-suffering wife Isabelle, flirtatious Leola Boone and her sadistic husband Troy, hard-working Herman Kreitzer and his understanding wife Betty, and newlyweds Jean and David Martin.
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Writing | John McPartland | Novel |
| Production | Jerry Wald | Producer |
| Writing | Philip Yordan | Writer |
| Writing | Ben Maddow | Writer |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Camera | Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer |
