Overview:
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.| Status: | Released (1958-05-17) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins & 4 nominations |
| Screen: | William Faulkner, Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr. |
| Productions: | Jerry Wald Productions, 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Español |
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Casts
- 3636: Paul Newman - Ben Quick
- 109410: Joanne Woodward - Clara Varner
- 106179: Anthony Franciosa - Jody Varner
- 40: Orson Welles - Will Varner
- 855: Lee Remick - Eula Varner
- 14730: Angela Lansbury - Minnie Littlejohn
- 12312: Richard Anderson - Alan Stewart
Crews
- 18854: Martin Ritt - Director - Directing
- 11441: Lionel Newman - Conductor - Sound
- 18638: L.B. Abbott - Special Effects - Crew
- 1342501: Eli Dunn - Assistant Director - Directing
- 13971: William Faulkner - Short Story - Writing
- 10536: Alex North - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1208374: Sammy Cahn - Lyricist - Writing
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Reviews
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This reminded me a little of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1954) with Paul Newman playing the roguish "Quick" who arrives in a small town, dominated by the "Varner" family and quickly tries to ingratiate himself into their wealthy ways. They, indeed the whole town, are dominated by the pa ....
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