In this drama, a wealthy widower in Mississippi owns a plantation and businesses, but is disappointed in his children's lack of ambition. His son is lazy and his daughter is content with her simple life, but he wants her to marry a more suitable man. When a new sharecropper, Ben, arrives, the father sees him as the son he never had and tries to get him to marry his daughter, while the son and daughter struggle with their own desires and positions in the family.
The Long, Hot Summer
A charming and experienced con artist, Ben Quick, moves into a small Mississippi town, quickly winning over the hearts of the influential Varners, the wealthiest family in the region.
