Drama /

Score: 71%( 208 votes )

Overview: Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

Cast:

Paul Newman
Ben Quick

Joanne Woodward
Clara Varner

Anthony Franciosa
Jody Varner

Orson Welles
Will Varner

Lee Remick
Eula Varner

Angela Lansbury
Minnie Littlejohn

Richard Anderson
Alan Stewart

Sarah Marshall
Agnes Stewart

Mabel Albertson
Elizabeth Stewart

J. Pat O'Malley
Ratliff

Bill Walker
Lucius

Robert Adler
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Val Avery
Wilk (uncredited)

Jim Brandt
Linus Olds (uncredited)

Brian Corcoran
Harry Peabody (uncredited)

Lee Erickson
Tom Shortly (uncredited)

Byron Foulger
Harris (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley
Houston (uncredited)

Nicholas King
John Fisher (uncredited)

Ralph Reed
J. V. Bookright (uncredited)

Steve Widders
Buddy Peabody (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Man at Auction (uncredited)

Helen Wallace
Minor Role (uncredited)