The Long Hot Summer

When drifter Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town, Will Varner, a family patriarch, sees Ben as a better choice to inherit the family business than his only son, Jody. Will therefore tries to push Ben and his daughter Clara into marriage. Clara is initially reluctant to court Ben, and Jody senses that Ben threatens his position.

• Charles BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
• Rita Mae BrownWriter
• Dennis TurnerWriter
• Stuart CooperDirector

• Don JohnsonBen Quick
• Jason RobardsWill Varner
• Judith IveyNoel Varner
• Cybill ShepherdEula Varner
• Ava GardnerMinnie Littlejohn
• William RussJody Varner
• Wings HauserWilson Mahood
• Stephen DaviesAlan Stewart
• Alexandra JohnsonMrs. Stewart
• Albert HallArmistead Howlett
• William ForsytheIsaac
• James GammonBilly Quick