▁Rose anna ▁Mc Co y ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁American ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Ir ving ▁Re is . ▁The ▁screen play ▁by ▁John ▁Col lier , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁title ▁by ▁Al berta ▁Hann um , ▁is ▁a ▁rom antic ized ▁and ▁semi - f ict ional ized ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁Hat field – Mc Co y ▁fe ud . ▁The ▁film ▁stars ▁Far ley ▁Gr anger ▁and ▁Joan ▁Evans . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Set ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁story ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁forb idden ▁rom ance ▁between ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁and ▁John se ▁Hat field , ▁whose ▁families ▁have ▁been ▁fe ud ing ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁The ▁two ▁meet ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁st ung ▁by ▁a ▁hor net ▁while ▁pick ing ▁flowers ▁for ▁a ▁pic nic ▁table ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁fair ▁and ▁he ▁comes ▁to ▁her ▁aid . ▁When ▁she ▁disco vers ▁his ▁identity , ▁she ▁an gr ily ▁acc uses ▁his ▁cl an ▁of ▁having ▁shot ▁and ▁injured ▁her ▁mother ▁in ▁the ▁distant ▁past . ▁John se ▁protest s ▁that ▁Mount s , ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁accident , ▁was ▁innoc ent ▁by ▁reason ▁of ▁ins an ity , ▁but ▁Rose anna ▁wants ▁no ▁part ▁of ▁him . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁evening , ▁John se ▁takes ▁Rose anna ▁aside ▁and ▁kiss es ▁her , ▁una ware ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁observed ▁by ▁her ▁brother ▁Little ▁Rand all . ▁She ▁is ▁en