Sounder (1972)
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food
The Festive Season (1958)
A bitter man continues to live in a dark old mansion with his controlling sister, who he believes killed his wife, while openly planning her murder
Kill with Kindness (1956)
Katherine Oldham feeds stew to a homeless man as she struggles to keep the mind of her brother, Fitzhugh a butterfly hunter and birdwatcher on the task of murder