Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve their problems and doing her best to keep her family together as it's slowly falling apart. Meanwhile, daughter Virginia is dumped by her boyfriend because she cannot help him with his career. Her cheating husband's birthday party is approaching and many lines will be crossed after that event.
Shirley Booth
as Alma Duval
Anthony Quinn
as Jack Duval
Shirley MacLaine
as Virginia Duval
Earl Holliman
as Buddy Duval
Eileen Heckart
as Fan
Clint Kimbrough
as Billy Duval
Warren Stevens
as Wyatt
Jody Lawrance
as Dora May
Harlan Warde
as Harry
Valerie Allen
as Ruby
Stafford Repp
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
Irene Tedrow
as Essie Mae (uncredited)
