A wealthy matriarch, Elvira Backus, owns a vast property gifted to her by her former employer and the father of her two children, a powerful southern patriarch. When oil is discovered on the land, the patriarch's family tries to seize it by forging a new deed and denying the original ever existed. However, attorney Willie Croft steps in to help Elvira reclaim her land, leading to a dramatic court battle.
As Summers Die
A ruthless oil tycoon targets a vast inherited landholding, controlled by a elderly black woman and the mother of his children, in a tense drama.