The Long, Hot Summer
115 min
1958
Published on, 4 months ago
The Long, Hot Summer
115 min
1958
Published on, 4 months ago
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
small town
based on novel or book
arranged marriage
host family
family relationships
sexual tension
arson
class differences
false accusations
arsonist
sexual repression
overbearing father
stranger
based on short story
sharecropper
general store
father son conflict
summertime
father son relationship
father daughter relationship
southern gothic
seducer
charming man
