Giant plot
"Sometimes any man can be a giant . . ."
Bick Benedict, the young owner of a large Texas cattle ranch, travels to Maryland to buy a stallion. He falls in love with Leslie and wants to marry her as soon as possible. Luz, Bick's unmarried sister, rules the ranch's household. Because of her dictatorial behavior, the conflicts with Leslie are not out of the blue. When Luz dies in an accident, she turns out to have left a piece of land to Jett, an antisocial and violent rancher. To everyone's dismay, he drills for petroleum and finds it too. Jett is getting rich, but that doesn't mean he's loved, let alone respected by his neighbors.