Synopsis: |
Cannery worker Ann is dissatisfied with her tedious life. She schemes to marry Pete Hebling, son of the cannery owner, since this will allow her to stop working. However, Pete wants to become a research botanist. Ann destroys Pete's research so he'll be forced to forget his dreams and go to work for his father. He angrily rejects her. Ann continues working in the factory, sadder but wiser. |