Phil and Bea, engaged to be married, are experiencing difficulty in resolving their personal conflicts. They gain insight from Eleanor and Jon, a couple with similar problems.

Phony backwoods preacher Amos T. Huxley stays in a small North Carolina town long enough to fleece his congregation, swindle the profits from a moonshine still, and seduce dumb blonde Mary Lou. Mary Lou's ex-boyfriend becomes suspicious of the preacher and gets the local police to investigate his actions.