Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?
| Camera | Joseph McDonald | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Directing | Philip Dunne | Director |
| Writing | Philip Dunne | Writer |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Philip Dunne | Producer |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Art | Leland Fuller | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Costume Design |
