UNDER THE GRIMMEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES, DR. GUY MONTFORD RETURNS TO THE RURAL TOWN WHERE HE SPENT HIS YOUTH. HIS PAL LARRY MCFIE IS DYING OF CANCER AND WANTS GUY TO EUTHANIZE HIM. AS HE CONSIDERS THE MATTER, GUY FINDS HIS SHARE OF DIVERSIONS: HE BEDS LARRY'S WIFE, MARGARET AND ALMOST FALLS INTO A ROMANCE WITH A YOUNG NURSE. ULTIMATELY, GUY'S ROLE IN LARRY'S DEATH FEEDS A SCANDAL THAT LANDS IN THE LAP OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES. STARRING RICHARD BURTON, BARBARA RUSH, ANGIE DICKINSON, JAMES DUNN, JACK CARSON, HENRY JONES.