In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.
Edward Dmytryk | Director |
Ross Lockridge Jr. | Novel |
Millard Kaufman | Screenplay |
Charles Rosher Jr. | Camera Loader |
Johnny Green | Original Music Composer |
Millard Kaufman | Associate Producer |
David Lewis | Producer |
Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
Thomas D. Tannenbaum | Associate Producer |
John D. Dunning | Editor |