While something of an dramatised public service announcement circa 1960, this movie turns out to be an interesting tale of human relations and parochial mores with the added benefit of compelling performances by actors young and old. Peter Carter, the recently-appointed grade school principal in a small Canadian town, along with wife Sally and little girl Jean have settled beautifully into their new home and supportive community. But their bucolic world is turned upside down when daughter Jean innocently relates an episode that occurred with her best friend Lucille and a revered community elder who asked the two girls to take off their clothes. What ensues is a jumble of conflicting emotional elements: morality, respect for the status quo, concern for neighborhood children, retribution, career, loyalty. Despite the movie ending rather expectedly, some excellent dramatic scenes fill the gap.