Spring Night, Summer Night (1967)
Carl and Jessie are half siblings who feel trapped by the existential and economic pressures of living in the small mining town of Canaan, Ohio. Their shared rebellion soon takes on the form of an illicit love affair depicted in interwoven sequences of lusty poeticism and ethnographic vérité. When Jessie becomes pregnant, the tension between the couple’s youthful vitality and the dire realities of rural society leads to consequences both despairing and hopeful.
Director:
Joseph L. Anderson
Writers:
Joseph L. Anderson, Franklin Miller, Doug Rapp.
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Larue Hall as Jessie |
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Ted Heimerdinger as Carl |
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Marjorie Johnson as Mae |
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John Crawford as Virgil |
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Betty Ann Parady as Donna |
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Mary Cass as Rose |
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Ron Parady as Tom |
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Bob Jones as Jacob |
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David Ayres as Lou |
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Jon Webb as Frank |
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Miles Gibbons as George |
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Art Stifel as Howard |
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Tracy Smith as Chris |
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Isabel Stott as Grandma |
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Michael Marcum as Mike |
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Sandra Marcum as Sandy |
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Mary Marcum as Mary |
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Lonny Leemaster as Shave |
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Doug Stewart as Salesman |
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Oscar McGee as Donna's Father |
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Bill Fish as Virgil's Friend |
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Iris Dotson as Bartender |
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F. Miller Jr. as Morning Drunk |
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Mary Davis as Woman Singer |
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David Sams as Male Singer |
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Glenn Jarvis as Fiddle Player |
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Franklin Miller as Banjo Player |
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Sally Vibberts as Church Pianist |
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Carl Fleischhauer as Preacher |
| Directing | Joseph L. Anderson | Director |
| Writing | Joseph L. Anderson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Franklin Miller | Screenplay |
| Writing | Doug Rapp | Screenplay |
| Directing | Judy Miller | Continuity |
| Production | Tom Koba | Production Assistant |
| Production | Gary Bernstein | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Jon Webb | Still Photographer |
| Production | R. Mike Tomlinson | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Joe Franklin | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | J. Grant Ledgerwood | Key Grip |
| Camera | Dennis Livingston | Still Photographer |
| Sound | William Heim | Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | Norman Shapiro | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Tom Peterson | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Jan Chapman | Still Photographer |
| Art | Dennis Livingston | Art Direction |
| Art | Diane Poulton | Property Master |
| Camera | David Prince | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Bill Heim | Sound |
| Production | Joseph L. Anderson | Producer |
| Camera | Brian Blauser | Director of Photography |
| Production | Franklin Miller | Producer |
| Editing | Franklin Miller | Editor |
| Camera | David Prince | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Art Stifel | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Joseph L. Anderson | Editor |