When a itinerant show consisting of teachers, mentors and life coaches, as well as entertainers, come to town, they must contend with the nature of the town itself with its rivalries and politics. But when someone is murdered, their problems multiply. Directed by Peter Tewksbury. Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe, Vincent Price, John Carradine, Dabney ColemanA traveling Chautauqua show. an educational and entertainment troupe, pitch their tents in a small American town with an ensemble of speakers, lecturers, teachers, musicians, and actors as manager Walter Hale must deal with a myriad of problems, including small town prejudice and politics, nepotism, union problems, and a murder.