A gentle convict (Arliss Howard) is forced to help rescue a pregnant woman (Jeanne Tripplehorn) stranded by a flood. Plump Convict: Leo Burmester. Warden: Jerry Leggio. Deputy: Ritchie Montgomery. Adapted by Horton Foote from Faulkner's 1939 novel "The Wild Palms." Directed by John Kent Harrison.