One woman's secret and another woman's love are all that can save him from a town's fury. Tonight, it's too hot to sleep!
When drifter Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town, Will Varner, a family patriarch, sees Ben as a better choice to inherit the family business than his only son, Jody. Will therefore tries to push Ben and his daughter Clara into marriage. Clara is initially reluctant to court Ben, and Jody senses that Ben threatens his position.
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Don Johnson
Ben Quick
Jason Robards
Will Varner
Judith Ivey
Noel Varner
Cybill Shepherd
Eula Varner
Ava Gardner
Minnie Littlejohn
William Russ
Jody Varner
Wings Hauser
Wilson Mahood
Stephen Davies
Alan Stewart
Alexandra Johnson
Mrs. Stewart
Albert Hall
Armistead Howlett
William Forsythe
Isaac
James Gammon
Billy Quick
Rance Howard
Wilk
Bill Thurman
Houstin
Robert Wentz
Ratliff
Stuart Cooper
Director
Dennis Turner
Writer
Rita Mae Brown
Writer
William Faulkner
Novel
John Thomas Lenox
Executive Producer
Leonard Hill
Executive Producer
Dori Weiss
Producer
Reed Smoot
Director of Photography
Steve Yaconelli
Director of Photography
Charles Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Daniel T. Cahn
Editor
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Design
Jan Scott
Production Design
