Melissa Stark, a young girl in the Tennessee mountains tries to unite feuding families (Allisons & Watts) and help her preacher father, Jethro, while navigating romance with lawyer Tom Williams and a mistaken identity crisis that leads to her father's tragic death, after which the families reconcile. The story involves a newspaper ad for a dress, a mistaken identification of Jethro as a murder fugitive by a deputy sheriff, and a violent confrontation that ends with Jethro's innocence proven but his life lost.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mary Miles MinterMelissa Stark | Melissa Stark |
 Spottiswoode AitkenJethro Stark | Jethro Stark |
 Allan ForrestTom Williams | Tom Williams |
 George PeriolatCyrus Kimball | Cyrus Kimball |
 John GoughLarry Watts | Larry Watts |
 Anne SchaeferSally Smith | Sally Smith |
| PPerry BanksDr. Brand | Dr. Brand |
| GGertrude Le BrandtMrs. Sanders | Mrs. Sanders |
| HHarry ClarkCutler Sanders | Cutler Sanders |
| FFrank ThompsonSam Allison | Sam Allison |
| EEmma KlugeMrs. Watts | Mrs. Watts |
| RR.J. HandGrandpa Allison | Grandpa Allison |
| JJudge PageGrandpa Watts | Grandpa Watts |