The read
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do. Most of the 813 1960s drama movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Julian Berniers returns from Illinois with his young bride Lily Prine to the family in New Orleans. His spinster sisters Carrie and Anna welcome the couple, who arrive with expensive gifts. The sisters hope Julian will help with their expenses, and he tells them that while his profitable factory went out of business, he did manage to save money. It turns out that Julian pulled off a real estate scam and took off with the money. Carrie is obsessed with her brother. Her jealousy of Lily pushes her to discover the shady land deal for herself and she does everything she can to wreck their marriage.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
25 audience votes
Key crew
- James PoeWriter
- George Roy HillDirector
Cast
- Dean MartinJulian Berniers
- Geraldine PageCarrie Berniers
- Yvette MimieuxLily Prine Berniers
- Wendy HillerAnna Berniers
- Gene TierneyAlbertine Prine
- Frank SilveraHenry Simpson
- Larry GatesCyrus Warkins
- Nan MartinCharlotte Warkins (uncredited)
- Charles LampkinGus (uncredited)
