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Summer and Smoke
- Director: Peter Glenville
- Writer: Tennessee Williams; James Poe; Meade Roberts
- Producer: Paul Nathan; Hal B. Wallis
CGiii Comment
A rather underwhelming Tennessee Williams play...re-worked with a hatchet.
Both the writing and Geraldine Page's performance are laughable disasters.
Strangely nominated for 4 Oscars!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Since childhood, spinster Alma Winemiller has loved handsome young Dr. John Buchanan, Jr.. But John has fallen hard for Rosa Zacharias, the town's sultry vamp, and descends into a seamy nightlife while ignoring Alma's dreams of romance and possible marriage.
Cast & Characters
Laurence Harvey as John Buchanan, Jr;
Geraldine Page as Alma Winemiller;
Rita Moreno as Rosa Zacharias;
Una Merkel as Mrs. Winemiller;
John McIntire as Dr. Buchanan;
Thomas Gomez as Papa Zacharias;
Pamela Tiffin as Nellie Ewell;
Malcolm Atterbury as Rev. Winemiller;
Lee Patrick as Mrs. Ewell;
Max Showalter as Roger Doremus;
Earl Holliman as Archie Kramer;
Rico Alaniz as Knife thrower;
Cheryl Anderson as Alma as a girl;
Marjorie Bennett as Saleslady;
Margaret Blye as Dusty