A young doctor returns to his New England home town after a long absence. He visits with the town's kindly old physician, Dr. Cook, a man he has admired since childhood. However, he soon finds out that the old doctor isn't quite what he seems to be, and the young doctor finds his life in danger.
Bing Crosby
as Leonard Cook
Frank Converse
as Jimmy Tennyson
Blythe Danner
as Janey Rausch
Barnard Hughes
as Elias Hart
Thomas Barbour
as The Reverend
Fred Burrell
as Harry Bullitt
Staats Cotsworth
as Ted Rausch
Bethel Leslie
as Essie Bullitt
Abby Lewis
as Dora Ludlow
Carol Morley
as Mary Booth
Jordan Reed
as Billy
Helen Stenborg
as Ruth Hart
