A lonely farmer takes in a pregnant woman and looks after her. After she gives birth, tragedy strikes.

Robert Duvall
as Jackson Fentry

Olga Bellin
as Sarah Eubanks

Sudie Bond
as Mrs. Hulie

Richard McConnell
as Isham Russell

Peter Masterson
as Lawyer Douglas

William Hawley
as Papa Fentry

James Franks
as Preacher Whitehead

Johnny Mask
as Jackson / Longstreet Fentry - Sarah's child

Effie Green
as Storekeeper

Ken Lindley
as Judge
Nutshell
Robert Duvall. Can enough ever be said about his contribution to cinema? A character actor whose immense talent couldn't and wouldn't be contained in smaller roles, quickly rose to stardom following his debut as Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird. Today Mr. Duvall is 89 years old and still worki...
CinemaSerf
“Sarah” (Olga Bellin) is pregnant and alone when she encounters “Fentry” (Robert Duvall). He is a subsistence farmer with little but the clothes on his back, but he takes pity on this woman and invites her to stay. Gradually, there is a bond that begins to develop between the two and a fondness is s...