A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness. ...

A young field administrator for the TVA comes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam on the Tennessee River. He encounters opposition from the local people, ...

Wanda, after a string of abusive relationships, abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal. ...