Synopsis
A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul WendkosDirector
- Paul MasonScreenplay
- Samuel RoecaScreenplay
- Orin BorstenScreenplay
- Wayne ShanklinOriginal Music Composer
- Hubert CornfieldDirector
Cast
- George HamiltonPaul Strand
- Mercedes McCambridgeSarah Strand
- Joan BlondellMollie Hays
- Henry JonesBen Hays
- Burt ReynoldsHoke Adams
- Salome JensAngel Baby
- Roger ClarkSam Wilcox
- Dudley RemusOtis Finch
- R. L. ArmstrongThe Shanty Man
- Harry SwogerBig Cripple
- Eddie FirestoneBlind Man
- Barbara BiggartFarm girl
Stills
Themes
faithfraudmarriage of conveniencemuterape attemptreligionsnake oilpreachershrewreligious hypocrisydeclaration of lovesouthern