A precocious, Bible quoting orphan (Natalie Wood, the same year she stared in 'Miracle on 34th Street') stirs up and sets right a small Nevada town. Dean Jagger is the town doctor, Ruth Warrick the school teacher, Jerome Cowan the Mayor, Walter Brennan the cranky pharmacist and Wicked Witch of the West Margret Hamilton his employee. Low rent Republic Pictures attempt at a "prestige picture", syrupy but endearing. A major plot point is the locals resistance to getting vaccinated. ***
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