A petty crook (Joseph Cotten) moves to an Ohio town and courts a factory owner’s disabled daughter (Valli).

A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.

Jim and Connie’s postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim’s army days Roberta moves in, further upsetting Connie but pleasing Jim’s friend…