"An ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the process."
Robert Wagner
as Chad Bixby
Natalie Wood
as Sarah "Salome" Davis
Susan Kohner
as Catherine McDowall
George Hamilton
as Tony McDowall
Pearl Bailey
as Ruby
Jack Mullaney
as Putney Tinker
Onslow Stevens
as Joshua Davis
Anne Seymour
as Mrs. Bixby
Virginia Gregg
as Ada Davis
Mabel Albertson
as Mrs. McDowall
Louise Beavers
as Rose
Jay Adler
as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
Ricky Allen
as Saul (uncredited)
Harry Caesar
as Blues House Party Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Calvert
as Deacon (uncredited)
Carl Christian
as Minister (uncredited)
Ken Christy
as Conductor (uncredited)
George Cisar
as Cop (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
as Minister's Wife (uncredited)
Jesslyn Fax
as Old Lady (uncredited)
Redd Foxx
as Redd (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
John Frank
as Tailor (uncredited)
Frank Gardner
as Student (uncredited)
Robert Hinkle
as Texas Man (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
as Mrs. Macklederry (uncredited)
Queenie Leonard
as Nurse (uncredited)
Debbie Megowan
as Ruth (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as Man in Park (uncredited)
Paulene Myers
Ruth Perrott
Casey Peters
as Timothy (uncredited)
Zina Provendie
as Drunken Woman (uncredited)
Addison Richards
as Mr. McDowall (uncredited)
Davis Roberts
as Darl (uncredited)
George Selk
Katie Sweet
as Esther (uncredited)
Irene Tedrow
as Supervisor (uncredited)
Donald Towers
as Samuel (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
Ken Walken
Dick Winslow
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Michael Anderson
Director
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Jeff Alexander
Original Music Composer
Rosamond Marshall
Novel
Robert Thom
Screenplay
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Kathryn Hereford
Associate Producer
John McSweeney Jr.
Editor
Edward C. Carfagno
Art Direction
George W. Davis
Rudy Butler
Set Decoration
Henry Grace
Helen Rose
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
Al Jennings
Assistant Director
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
Charles K. Hagedon
Color Assistant
