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The Long, Hot Summer

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

Director

Martin Ritt

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Jerry Wald Productions,20th Century Fox

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

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Ben Quick

Clara Varner

Joanne Woodward

Jody Varner

Anthony Franciosa

Will Varner

Eula Varner

Minnie Littlejohn

Angela Lansbury

Alan Stewart

Richard Anderson

Agnes Stewart

Elizabeth Stewart

Mabel Albertson

Ratliff

J. Pat O'Malley

Lucius

Ambulance Driver

Wilk

Man at Auction

Man at Auction

Man at Auction

Linus Olds

Woman at Auction

Harry Peabody

Tom Shortly

Harris

Man at Auction

Man at Auction

Waiter

Man at Auction

Michael Jeffers

Houston

I. Stanford Jolley

Man at Auction

John Fisher

Man at Auction

Joseph C. Narcisse

Pete Armistead

Man at Auction

J.V. Bookright

Justice of the Peace

Minor Role

Man at Auction

Man at Auction

Minor Role

Buddy Peabody

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Clara Varner Ben Quick Will Varner Justice Of The Peace Eula Varner Minnie Littlejohn Agnes Stewart Wilk Harris Houston Minor Role Lucius Alan Stewart

A barn burner is the meanest lowest creature there is - The Long, Hot Summer

A barn burner is the meanest lowest creature there is

I went shopping in those Memphis stores this morning and just went wild - The Long, Hot Summer

I went shopping in those Memphis stores this morning and...

Well that's all right I'm a quiet livin' man myself - The Long, Hot Summer

Well that's all right I'm a quiet livin' man...

You sound free as a bird Doesn't he sound free as a bird Clara - The Long, Hot Summer

You sound free as a bird Doesn't he sound free as a...

Looks like Varner's the man
to see around here. - The Long, Hot Summer

Looks like Varner's the man to see around here.

Well what happens if a federal man comes by - The Long, Hot Summer

Well what happens if a federal man comes by

Oh if I'm not mistaken that's my master's voice - The Long, Hot Summer

Oh if I'm not mistaken that's my master's...

Why aren't there enough men to go around - The Long, Hot Summer

Why aren't there enough men to go around

I'd give something to know what goes on in my brother's temperature dreams - The Long, Hot Summer

I'd give something to know what goes on in my...

My my You all look like two butterflies lit out on the grass - The Long, Hot Summer

My my You all look like two butterflies lit out on the grass

What is it, Miss Clara? - The Long, Hot Summer

What is it, Miss Clara?

Well don't throw in the towel yet Agnes dear - The Long, Hot Summer

Well don't throw in the towel yet Agnes dear

Mister you sure do leave your calling card - The Long, Hot Summer

Mister you sure do leave your calling card

Summertime when the livin' is easy - The Long, Hot Summer

Summertime when the livin' is easy

I've spent my whole life around men who push and shove and shout - The Long, Hot Summer

I've spent my whole life around men who push and shove...

Miss Clara you slam a door in a man's face 'fore he even knocks on it - The Long, Hot Summer

Miss Clara you slam a door in a man's face 'fore...

Thank you. - The Long, Hot Summer

Ernest! Sam! Orville! Marty!
You behavin' yourself? - The Long, Hot Summer

Ernest! Sam! Orville! Marty! You behavin' yourself?

- Varner's home.
- He don't look very peaked. - The Long, Hot Summer

- Varner's home. - He don't look very peaked.

I'm gonna crawl over them books like an old fly over flypaper - The Long, Hot Summer

I'm gonna crawl over them books like an old fly over...

Don't you know what Quick means in this county Hellfire - The Long, Hot Summer

Don't you know what Quick means in this county Hellfire

If you scared of me mister why don't you just come right out and say so - The Long, Hot Summer

If you scared of me mister why don't you just come...

Yes or no mister Ain't no in between - The Long, Hot Summer

Yes or no mister Ain't no in between

- Why, you old crook, you.
- Hmm. - The Long, Hot Summer

- Why, you old crook, you. - Hmm.

I made plans Will - The Long, Hot Summer

I made plans Will

Look honey it's no good you tryin' to tell me you're too old - The Long, Hot Summer

Look honey it's no good you tryin' to tell me...

Well life's very long and full of salesmanship Miss Clara - The Long, Hot Summer

Well life's very long and full of salesmanship Miss...

The man that built this place his name's forgotten - The Long, Hot Summer

The man that built this place his name's forgotten

Mister You've been makin' me a lot of promises - The Long, Hot Summer

Mister You've been makin' me a lot of promises

That's a long time to live in one place - The Long, Hot Summer

That's a long time to live in one place

My people have stood off Indians Yankees carpetbaggers - The Long, Hot Summer

My people have stood off Indians Yankees carpetbaggers

They don't have to see her They can smell her - The Long, Hot Summer

They don't have to see her They can smell her

I was young myself once - The Long, Hot Summer

I was young myself once

Blackjack! - The Long, Hot Summer

This is certainly not the way
I expected this conversation to be going. - The Long, Hot Summer

This is certainly not the way I expected this conversation t...

I live single - The Long, Hot Summer

Get out of character lady Come on Get way out - The Long, Hot Summer

Get out of character lady Come on Get way out

I admire his manners and I admire the speeches he makes - The Long, Hot Summer

I admire his manners and I admire the speeches he makes

Thousands of acres out there millions of seeds put down in the ground - The Long, Hot Summer

Thousands of acres out there millions of seeds put down in...

Listen I'm gonna get me some men in the Varner family - The Long, Hot Summer

Listen I'm gonna get me some men in the Varner family

What's goin' on? Huh? - The Long, Hot Summer

What's goin' on? Huh?

You can't teach an old dog new tricks Mornin' - The Long, Hot Summer

You can't teach an old dog new tricks Mornin'

Give him time - The Long, Hot Summer

- Now, Jody.
- Come on. - The Long, Hot Summer

- Now, Jody. - Come on.

But the world belongs to the meat eaters Miss Clara - The Long, Hot Summer

But the world belongs to the meat eaters Miss Clara

You put them things down Miss Clara 'cause I'm gonna kiss you - The Long, Hot Summer

You put them things down Miss Clara 'cause I'm...

All right.
You proved it. I'm human. - The Long, Hot Summer

All right. You proved it. I'm human.

Barn burner - The Long, Hot Summer

I can see my white shirt and black tie and Sunday manners - The Long, Hot Summer

I can see my white shirt and black tie and Sunday manners

Well I'll be damned More than probable you will be - The Long, Hot Summer

Well I'll be damned More than probable you will be

She has quality Quality - The Long, Hot Summer

She has quality Quality

Move right in, boy. It's all yours. - The Long, Hot Summer

Move right in, boy. It's all yours.

Miss Clara's room is in
the back of the house. - The Long, Hot Summer

Miss Clara's room is in the back of the house.

I had five sisters
and a brother... - The Long, Hot Summer

I had five sisters and a brother...

Well, just so we don't
crowd each other, - The Long, Hot Summer

Well, just so we don't crowd each other,

I put down a big footprint - The Long, Hot Summer

I put down a big footprint

Clara? - The Long, Hot Summer

That Ben Quick he sure is a comer - The Long, Hot Summer

That Ben Quick he sure is a comer

Well... - The Long, Hot Summer

This is gonna be about the most expensive chicken supper you ever et boy - The Long, Hot Summer

This is gonna be about the most expensive chicken supper you...

You are barkin' up the wrong girl Mr Quick - The Long, Hot Summer

You are barkin' up the wrong girl Mr Quick

Never say never - The Long, Hot Summer

Never say never

You're too much like my father to suit me - The Long, Hot Summer

You're too much like my father to suit me

Mr Quick I am a human being Do you know what that means - The Long, Hot Summer

Mr Quick I am a human being Do you know what that means

All right Then run lady And you keep on runnin' - The Long, Hot Summer

All right Then run lady And you keep on runnin'

I'm so ashamed.
I'm so‒ - The Long, Hot Summer

I'm so ashamed. I'm so‒

Boy, you-you-you‒
you tryin' to gull me? - The Long, Hot Summer

Boy, you-you-you‒ you tryin' to gull me?

You and your treasure. - The Long, Hot Summer

You and your treasure.

We got it! - The Long, Hot Summer

Jody. What are you
doin' out here? - The Long, Hot Summer

Jody. What are you doin' out here?

Go on. Go on. - The Long, Hot Summer

Ben Quick. - The Long, Hot Summer

Someday I'll kill ya.
I'll kill ya! I'll kill ya! - The Long, Hot Summer

Someday I'll kill ya. I'll kill ya! I'll kill...

Sister... - The Long, Hot Summer

Ben Quick! - The Long, Hot Summer

You'll find him
at the store, sister! - The Long, Hot Summer

You'll find him at the store, sister!

- Mr. Will! Mr. Will!
- Yeah? - The Long, Hot Summer

- Mr. Will! Mr. Will! - Yeah?

Well, now, Jody. - The Long, Hot Summer

Well, now, Jody.

You got hellfire and damnation in you Jody Varner - The Long, Hot Summer

You got hellfire and damnation in you Jody Varner

Wait a minute. Only one man
in this town settles his accounts by fire. - The Long, Hot Summer

Wait a minute. Only one man in this town settles his account...

Story of my life - The Long, Hot Summer

Story of my life

I wouldn't fool with them folks boy I'd light out - The Long, Hot Summer

I wouldn't fool with them folks boy I'd light out

Get in. - The Long, Hot Summer

That's it.
When you got it, use it! - The Long, Hot Summer

That's it. When you got it, use it!

Are you all right I heard you was in that barn - The Long, Hot Summer

Are you all right I heard you was in that barn

I get preached to on Sunday Yeah I know - The Long, Hot Summer

I get preached to on Sunday Yeah I know

You're old enough to know that and I'm young enough to learn it - The Long, Hot Summer

You're old enough to know that and I'm young...

I got influence I'll dog you wherever you go I'll break you - The Long, Hot Summer

I got influence I'll dog you wherever you go I'll...

So you run,
and you keep on runnin', - The Long, Hot Summer

So you run, and you keep on runnin',

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

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Director: Martin Ritt

Writer: William Faulkner, Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.

Production: Jerry Wald Productions,20th Century Fox

Genre: drama

Year: 1958

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 May 1958

Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations

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