The Long, Hot Summer 66 years old
The red-hot lowdown on a southern family...that people talked about in whispers!
Ben Quick arrives in Frenchman's Bend, MS after being kicked out of another town for allegedly burning a barn for revenge. Will Varner owns just about everything in Frenchman's Bend and he hires Ben to work in his store. Will thinks his own son, Jody, who manages the store, lacks ambition and despairs him getting his wife, Eula, pregnant. Will thinks his daughter, Clara, a schoolteacher, will never get married. He decides that Ben Quick might make a good husband for Clara to bring some new blood into the family.
Credits
The Long, Hot Summer Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joanne Woodward She was 28, now 94 years old | as Clara Varner |
| Richard Anderson He was 31, 91 years old when he died | as Alan Stewart |
| Angela Lansbury She was 32, now 99 years old | as Minnie Littlejohn |
| Byron Foulger He was 58, 70 years old when he died | as Harris (uncredited) |
| J. Pat O'Malley He was 54, 80 years old when he died | as Ratliff |
| Paul Newman He was 33, 83 years old when he died | as Ben Quick |
| Orson Welles He was 42, 70 years old when he died | as Will Varner |
| Mabel Albertson She was 56, 81 years old when she died | as Elizabeth Stewart |
| Anthony Franciosa He was 29, 77 years old when he died | as Jody Varner |
| Lee Remick She was 22, 55 years old when she died | as Eula Varner |
| Bill Walker He was 6, 44 years old when he died | as Lucius |
| Sarah Marshall She was 24, 80 years old when she died | as Agnes Stewart |
The Long, Hot Summer Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Louis R. Loeffler as Editor. He was 61 (75) years old when He died | Editing |
| Joseph LaShelle as Director of Photography. He was 57 (89) years old when He died | Camera |
| Walter M. Scott as Set Decoration. He was 51 (82) years old when He died | Art |
| E. Clayton Ward as Sound. He was 67 (76) years old when He died | Sound |
| William Faulkner as Novel. He was 60 (64) years old when He died | Writing |
| Ben Nye as Makeup Artist. He was 51 (79) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Helen Turpin as Hairstylist. He was 48 (82) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Harry M. Leonard as Sound. He was 57 (85) years old when He died | Sound |
| Irving Ravetch as Screenplay. He was 37 (89) years old when He died | Writing |
| Harriet Frank, Jr. as Screenplay. She was 41 (now 107) years old | Writing |
| Eli Benneche as Set Decoration. | Art |
| Alex North as Music. He was 47 (80) years old when He died | Sound |
| Jerry Wald as Producer. He was 46 (50) years old when He died | Production |
| Maurice Ransford as Art Direction. He was 61 (72) years old when He died | Art |
| Adele Palmer as Costume Design. She was 42 (92) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
The Long, Hot Summer (66 years)
The red-hot lowdown on a southern family...that people talked about in whispers!
- Release day: Thursday, April 03, 1958
- Runtime: 115 minutes