the novel from which the film be base be a very good maine novel from ruth moore . from everything i have read about the movie plot and focus and the story be change drastically . they really ought not to have put the author up on the credit . people wouldn not want to read the book after they gutted the story for the film . anne character wasn not oppose to hod go to sea at all . i do not know where they come up with that one for the film and other stuff . the novel author ruth moore must have flip out when they tear her story up and create an entirely different one . read the book and spoonhandle and if you can find a copy . i would still like to see the film someday for it location cinematography and it always fun to see the young dean stockwell .