A man with no illusions marries a young woman who is brimming with idealism. She attempts to remake her husband with her overflowing optimism, but the marriage is severely strained when her first pregnancy ends in miscarriage. They separate, and the woman has a number of affairs, but eventually she returns to her husband. They have a daughter, then settle down to a life that is a blend of the husband's worldliness and the wife's idealism.
as Narrator (voice)
as Henry
as Lorabella
as Noel
as Fortune Teller
as Doctor
as Cyrus the Actor
as Jim the Fisherman
as Falbuck Wheelilng
as Voice Teacher
as Dr. Milton Tugwell
as Minister
as Noel as a Child
as Big Game Hunter
as Boy
