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Ben Quick (Newman) is a handsome and confident young man with ambitions to rise above his current condition in life. Unfortunately, he comes from a family with a..."reputation"...that leads the people of his hometown to accuse him of barn-burning (a revenge tactic that was common in the 1950's South, and a good way to get yourself lynched). Ben does not deny or confirm the townspeople's accusations, but he agrees to leave when they cannot find enough proof to convict him. He becomes a drifter, wandering the humid environment of Mississippi just as the Summer starts. After weeks of travel, he hitches a ride with two women driving into the nearby town of Frenchman's Bend: Clara Varner and her sister-in-law, Eula. The latter is a gorgeous Southern Belle with a flirtatious and easy-going natur

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  • Ben Quick (Newman) is a handsome and confident young man with ambitions to rise above his current condition in life. Unfortunately, he comes from a family with a..."reputation"...that leads the people of his hometown to accuse him of barn-burning (a revenge tactic that was common in the 1950's South, and a good way to get yourself lynched). Ben does not deny or confirm the townspeople's accusations, but he agrees to leave when they cannot find enough proof to convict him. He becomes a drifter, wandering the humid environment of Mississippi just as the Summer starts. After weeks of travel, he hitches a ride with two women driving into the nearby town of Frenchman's Bend: Clara Varner and her sister-in-law, Eula. The latter is a gorgeous Southern Belle with a flirtatious and easy-going natur
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  • Ben Quick (Newman) is a handsome and confident young man with ambitions to rise above his current condition in life. Unfortunately, he comes from a family with a..."reputation"...that leads the people of his hometown to accuse him of barn-burning (a revenge tactic that was common in the 1950's South, and a good way to get yourself lynched). Ben does not deny or confirm the townspeople's accusations, but he agrees to leave when they cannot find enough proof to convict him. He becomes a drifter, wandering the humid environment of Mississippi just as the Summer starts. After weeks of travel, he hitches a ride with two women driving into the nearby town of Frenchman's Bend: Clara Varner and her sister-in-law, Eula. The latter is a gorgeous Southern Belle with a flirtatious and easy-going nature, freely chatting with Ben about everything under the sun. The former, Clara (Woodward), is serious and seems totally immune to Ben's charm. She cooly dumps him in the middle of town and drives off, content to never see him again. But we all know the chances of that happening... As Ben soon finds out, the entire town is practically owned by Will Varner (Welles), Clara's father. Will takes an instant liking to Ben, who refuses to kowtow to the wealthy landowner. Will sees in Ben a younger version of himself, with his ruthless ambition and easy confidence, something sorely lacking in his only son, Jody. Will is also disappointed by his daughter Clara, who works as a local schoolteacher and is still single. Her only prospect is a local blue-blood named Alan...who is also a complete Momma's Boy. Determined to rejuvenate his family line with some stronger blood, Will comes up with a plan: to marry Clara and Ben before the Summer is over. Ben is game after Will offers him loads of cash. Clara, on the other hand, is not happy with the arrangement. Based on a compilation of stories by William Faulkner, particularly "The Hamlet", the film became a hit thanks to its well-written, sultry dialogue and the romantic chemistry of the two leads, Newman and Woodward. They married soon after filming was completed. Directed by Martin Ritt, the film was successful and established Newman and Woodward as competent actors...as well as pushing Newman into sex-symbol territory. Was remade twice for television, in 1965 and again in 1985, with the latter receiving two Emmy nominations.
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