[2] Two families in rural Tennessee, headed by patriarchs Laban Feather and Pap Gutshall are at odds with each other.

The sons of the two families play harmless tricks on each other but soon the Feather boys decide to kidnap a girl, escalating the rivalry.

As events escalate, Zack Feather and Roonie fall in love and try to bring the others to their senses, but to no avail.

With the exception of Sister E Gutshall, who packs a suitcase and leaves home, the participants engage in battle at the Feather homestead.

Excellent performances abound by older and younger players in a mountain-country clan feud story which mixes extraordinary human compassion with raw but discreet violence.