Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.

• 20th Century Fox
• Gregory Peck
• Jennifer Jones
• Fredric March
• Marisa Pavan
• Lee J. Cobb
• Ann Harding
• Keenan Wynn
• Gene Lockhart