Из породы беглецов (1960)

Val Xavier, a mysterious man, arrives in a secluded town and starts working at a small general store owned by the enigmatic Lady Torrence. Val doesn't know that her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is secretly fighting a terminal illness – cancer. As Val settles into his new life, he becomes the object of interest for Carol Cutere, a captivating local woman who exists between two worlds: a vagrant and a member of the town's prominent families. The story explores Val’s complicated relationships within a community confronting themes of life, death, and everything in between.