The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

7.1/10 • 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

Joanne Woodward

Anthony Franciosa

Orson Welles

Lee Remick

Angela Lansbury

Minnie Littlejohn

Richard Anderson

Sarah Marshall

Mabel Albertson

Elizabeth Stewart

J. Pat O'Malley

Bill Walker

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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