A story with a disturbing subtext. I wonder if it is based on a true incident.
Adam Shepherd has been invited to a small Southern town by Martha Elweiss (Lee Meriweather) a newspaper editor.
Adam is there because a small clever girl who has already been adopted is not involved in a custody battle.
Rene-Sue Apple is a certified genius. The state officials believe that her uneducated adoptive parents are unsuitable to raise her.
They have come to take the child away but their lawyer has got an injunction. Now there will be a custody hearing behind closed doors.
A sentimental story with Lloyd Bridges getting to try out his southern drawl. There is a genuine question as to how much power the state should have regarding the upbringing of a child. Here the state officials now believe that Rene-Sue's parents are unfit parents because they in essence are poor and working class.
Adam Shepherd has been invited to a small Southern town by Martha Elweiss (Lee Meriweather) a newspaper editor.
Adam is there because a small clever girl who has already been adopted is not involved in a custody battle.
Rene-Sue Apple is a certified genius. The state officials believe that her uneducated adoptive parents are unsuitable to raise her.
They have come to take the child away but their lawyer has got an injunction. Now there will be a custody hearing behind closed doors.
A sentimental story with Lloyd Bridges getting to try out his southern drawl. There is a genuine question as to how much power the state should have regarding the upbringing of a child. Here the state officials now believe that Rene-Sue's parents are unfit parents because they in essence are poor and working class.