Synopsis

On a sweltering Labour Day morning, the women of a quiet neighborhood on the wrong side of the tracks are preparing for their annual picnic. Watchful mother Flo Owens has hope that her beautiful daughter Madge will get a proposal from Alan, the local millionaire's son. Younger sister Millie, the smart one, yearns to grow up and leave her small town behind. Good natured Mrs Potts is happy to get a break from taking care of her aged mother. And spinster schoolteacher Rosemary Sydney cheerfully keeps her boyfriend Howard at arm's length. This seemingly placid feminine environment is disrupted when Hal Carter, a muscular and charming young drifter who happens to be a former fraternity brother of Alan's hop off the freight train, and straight into Mrs Potts hospitable home. Hearts are broken and lives have changed in the following twenty-four hours, as Hal's lively, dangerous, masculine energy awakes up the sleepy community.

Written by William Inge

Directed by Raj Dayal