Deanie is a teenager eager to do what's right in her 1920's Kansas town. But the emotion she shares with boyfriend Bud are too strong. Soon the conflict between respectable behavior and human desire will push Bud to a physical collapse. And Deanie to madness.

Billy Bigelow , a smooth-talking carny man, falls in love with a millworker. Tragedy strikes these star-crossed lovers and their journey is not easy.