One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died. After meeting Leslie’s widow, Inez, who is more flirtatious than grieving, Morroe joins up with…

A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he brings his fiance, Lutiebelle, in hopes of convincing the plantation owner that…