Overview
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Details
- Director
- Martin Ritt
- Writer
- Harriet Frank Jr.
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Angela Lansbury
Anthony Franciosa
J. Pat O'Malley
Joanne Woodward
Lee Remick
Mabel Albertson
Orson Welles
Paul Newman
Richard Anderson
Sarah Marshall
Keywords
arranged marriage
arson
arsonist
based on novel or book
based on short story
charming man
class differences
false accusations
family relationships
father daughter relationship
father son conflict
father son relationship
general store
host family
overbearing father
seducer
sexual repression
sexual tension
sharecropper
small town
southern gothic
stranger
summertime
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