Della Chappell (
Joan Crawford) is a very wealthy and incredibly reclusive woman. When a big company wants the land Della lives on, the town sends out Barney Stafford (
Paul Burke) to talk to her. She invites Barney over to negotiate the proposal. Barney soon takes a liking to Della's equally reclusive daughter Jenny Chappell (
Diane Baker). After spending some time with Jenny, he realizes that Della has a dark secret, one that keeps them from the outside world.
—Joan Crawford & William Castle