Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury
Crew: Martin Ritt (Director), L.B. Abbott (Special Effects), Lionel Newman (Conductor), Eli Dunn (Assistant Director), William Faulkner (Short Story), Alex North (Original Music Composer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Español
Studio: Jerry Wald Productions, 20th Century Fox
Runtime: 115 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 17, 1958
IMDb: 3.9
Keywords:small town, based on novel or book, arranged marriage, host family, family relationships, sexual tension, arson, class differences, false accusations, arsonist, sexual repression, overbearing father, stranger, based on short story, sharecropper, general store, father son conflict, summertime, father son relationship, father daughter relationship, southern gothic, seducer, charming man