Summary
In the picturesque mountains of Kentucky, J. Hamilton Vance, a magazine writer, embarks on a journey to absorb the local color, only to find himself enamored with Roxie Bradley, the daughter of a moonshiner. Initially met with suspicion by the mountaineers, Vance eventually wins their trust and is appointed as a teacher in the local log school house. However, his newfound position sparks resentment in the former teacher, who attempts to shoot Vance, but Roxie intercepts the bullet, leading Vance to nurse her back to health. As romance blossoms between them, the community's perception of Vance shifts, and he becomes an integral part of the mountain community, especially after marrying Roxie, thereby solidifying his place among the people he once sought to write about.
Synopsis
Magazine writer J. Hamilton Vance travels to the mountains of Kentucky to get local color for his stories, and falls in love with Roxie Bradley, the daughter of a moonshiner. Regarded at first with suspicion by the mountaineers, Vance finally wins their confidence and is appointed teacher in the little log school house. The former teacher, resentful at the intrusion, attempts to shoot Vance through the schoolhouse window, but Roxie intercepts the bullet. Vance nurses her back to health, engendering the jealousy of Lily Bud Raines, who starts a rumor that Vance is a federal agent spying on the moonshiners. As the mountaineers plot to extract vengeance on Vance, Roxie and he are married, and when his antagonists discover that Vance is now one of them, they accept him as part of the mountain community.
