The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

7.0/10 • 115 min • Drama

Overview

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

Cast

Paul Newman

Ben Quick

Joanne Woodward

Clara Varner

Anthony Franciosa

Jody Varner

Orson Welles

Will Varner

Lee Remick

Eula Varner

Angela Lansbury

Minnie Littlejohn

Richard Anderson

Alan Stewart

Sarah Marshall

Agnes Stewart

Mabel Albertson

Elizabeth Stewart

J. Pat O'Malley

Ratliff

Bill Walker

Lucius

Robert Adler

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Val Avery

Wilk (uncredited)

Brian Corcoran

Harry Peabody (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Harris (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

Houston (uncredited)

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