The Long, Hot Summer was the first film that Newman and Woodward made together, and they got married the same year.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide ...
Ben Quick needs a bank loan and Varner's making sure he doesn't get it. Ben: Roy Thinnes. Varner: Edmond O'Brien. Clara: Nancy Malone. Amy: Anne Helm. Lucas Taney: Warren Kemmerling.
There's a long hot movie at the Brattle ... and she suddenly recognizes her love for Ben Quick. The Long Hot Summer ends as it begins--with Eula and her husband romping off to bed; but now ...