Della Chappell is a very wealthy and incredibly reclusive woman. When a big company wants to develop some land that Della owns, the town sends out Barney Stafford to talk to her. She invites Barney over to negotiate the proposal. Barney soon takes a liking to Della's equally reclusive daughter Jenny Chappell. After spending some time with Jenny, he realizes that Della has a dark secret, one that keeps them from the outside world.
Joan Crawford
as Della Chappell
Diane Baker
as Jenny Chappell
Charles Bickford
as Hugh Stafford
Paul Burke
as Barney Stafford
Richard Carlson
as David Stafford
Robert Sampson
as Joel Stafford
Otto Kruger
as Walter Garrick
Richard Bull
as Mark Nodella
James Noah
as Chris Stafford
Marianna Case
as Addie Stafford
Sara Taft
as Mrs. Kyle
Walter Woolf King
as Sam Jordon
