awful and miserable film probably remember a it be joanne woodward first motion picture . this colossal bomb deal with a post civil war gentleman return home to the south . he find utter contempt from the people live there a he fight on the side of the north . what else should he expect a ticker tape parade . van heflin be our turncoat and along the way and have survive vicksburg and he have get religion and plan to be a preacher . the heavy in the film be none other than raymond burr who do everything in his power to thwart the goal of luke fargo ( heflin ) even if it mean burn down the church or spread horrendous gossip about heflin and his sudden 18 year old charge and lissy and play nicely by woodward . throughout the film and she appear to be a tom boy like character and who heflin try to tame . the problem with the film be that every time burr strike at heflin and there be really no excitement . even at the end and burr just drive his horse and buggy away . a gunfight at the ok corral like end be need here .