Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Cast
Paul Newman
Ben Quick
Joanne Woodward
Clara Varner
Anthony Franciosa
Jody Varner
Orson Welles
Will Varner
Lee Remick
Eula Varner
Angela Lansbury
Minnie Littlejohn
Richard Anderson
Alan Stewart
Sarah Marshall
Agnes Stewart
Mabel Albertson
Elizabeth Stewart
J. Pat O'Malley
Ratliff
Bill Walker
Lucius
Robert Adler
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Val Avery
Wilk (uncredited)
Jim Brandt
Linus Olds (uncredited)
Brian Corcoran
Harry Peabody (uncredited)
Lee Erickson
Tom Shortly (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Harris (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Houston (uncredited)
Nicholas King
John Fisher (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
J. V. Bookright (uncredited)
Steve Widders
Buddy Peabody (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Helen Wallace
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew
Martin Ritt
Director
Irving Ravetch
Screenplay
Harriet Frank Jr.
Screenplay
William Faulkner
Short Story, Novel
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director
Jerry Wald
Producer
Adele Palmer
Costume Design
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Designer
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
L.B. Abbott
Special Effects
Alex North
Original Music Composer, Songs
Sammy Cahn
Lyricist
Eli Benneche
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Lionel Newman
Conductor
Maurice Ransford
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Jimmie Rodgers
Vocals
Leonard Doss
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