The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Director:
Martin Ritt
Writers:
Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr..
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Paul Newman as Ben Quick |
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Joanne Woodward as Clara Varner |
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Anthony Franciosa as Jody Varner |
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Orson Welles as Will Varner |
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Lee Remick as Eula Varner |
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Angela Lansbury as Minnie Littlejohn |
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Richard Anderson as Alan Stewart |
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Sarah Marshall as Agnes Stewart |
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Mabel Albertson as Elizabeth Stewart |
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J. Pat O'Malley as Ratliff |
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Bill Walker as Lucius |
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Robert Adler as Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
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Val Avery as Wilk (uncredited) |
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Jim Brandt as Linus Olds (uncredited) |
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Brian Corcoran as Harry Peabody (uncredited) |
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Lee Erickson as Tom Shortly (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger as Harris (uncredited) |
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I. Stanford Jolley as Houston (uncredited) |
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Nicholas King as John Fisher (uncredited) |
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Ralph Reed as J. V. Bookright (uncredited) |
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Steve Widders as Buddy Peabody (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Helen Wallace as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Al Bain as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Oscar Blank as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Danny Borzage as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Ella Mae Brown as Woman at Auction (uncredited) |
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Joseph Glick as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Frank Green as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Jimmie Horan as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Eugene Jackson as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Michael Jeffers as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Chester Jones as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Joseph C. Narcisse as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Terry Rangno as Pete Armistead (uncredited) |
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Paul Ravel as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
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Victor Rodman as Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
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Walter Smith as Man at Auction (uncredited) |
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Conductor |
| Directing | Eli Dunn | Assistant Director |
| Writing | William Faulkner | Short Story |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jimmie Rodgers | Vocals |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Designer |
| Writing | Sammy Cahn | Lyricist |
| Production | Jerry Wald | Producer |
| Art | Eli Benneche | Set Decoration |
| Art | Maurice Ransford | Art Direction |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Sound | E. Clayton Ward | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Palmer | Costume Design |
| Camera | Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alex North | Songs |
| Writing | Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Writing | William Faulkner | Novel |
| Writing | Harriet Frank Jr. | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Allen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Layne Britton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruby Felker | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roy Stork | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Arthur Lueker | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Al Murphy | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | L. Ralph Zerbe | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Ray Deter | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | L.B. Abbott | Visual Effects |
| Camera | James E. Lavin | Key Grip |
| Camera | Irving Rosenberg | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Don Stott | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Joseff | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Taylor | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Robert C. Jones | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Marie Kenney | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Leonard Doss | Color Grading |
| Art | Norman Rockett | Props |
| Crew | Martha Manor | Stand In |
| Crew | Marguerite Lamkin | Dialogue Coach |
| Production | Curtis Harrington | Producer's Assistant |