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The Long, Hot Summer
Released: May 17, 1958 (1958)
Runtime: 115 minutes
Genres: Drama
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Bill Walker as Lucius
Age at release: 61
- Mabel Albertson as Elizabeth Stewart
Age at release: 56
- J. Pat O'Malley as Ratliff
Age at release: 54
- Paul Newman as Ben Quick
Age at release: 33
- Angela Lansbury as Minnie Littlejohn
Age at release: 32
- Richard Anderson as Alan Stewart
Age at release: 31
- Anthony Franciosa as Jody Varner
Age at release: 29
- Joanne Woodward as Clara Varner
Age at release: 28
- Sarah Marshall as Agnes Stewart
Age at release: 24
- Lee Remick as Eula Varner
Age at release: 22
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- Byron Foulger as Harris (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
- I. Stanford Jolley as Houston (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- Helen Wallace as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age at release: 56
- Arthur Tovey as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Age at release: 53
- Robert Adler as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- Val Avery as Wilk (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
- Nicholas King as John Fisher (uncredited)
Age at release: 25
- Jim Brandt as Linus Olds (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Brian Corcoran as Harry Peabody (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Lee Erickson as Tom Shortly (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Ralph Reed as J. V. Bookright (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Steve Widders as Buddy Peabody (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown