Summer and Smoke

In the heat of summer... the smoke of desire...

Duration: 118 min
Release date: 1961-11-16
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In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

Drama Romance

Summer and Smoke

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Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey
as John Buchanan Jr.
Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page
as Alma Winemiller
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
as Rosa Zacharias
Una Merkel
Una Merkel
as Mrs. Winemiller
John McIntire
John McIntire
as Dr. Buchanan
Thomas Gomez
Thomas Gomez
as Papa Zacharias
Pamela Tiffin
Pamela Tiffin
as Nellie Ewell
Malcolm Atterbury
Malcolm Atterbury
as Rev. Winemiller
Lee Patrick
Lee Patrick
as Mrs. Ewell
Max Showalter
Max Showalter
as Roger Doremus
Earl Holliman
Earl Holliman
as Archie Kramer
Rico Alaniz
Rico Alaniz
as Knife Thrower (uncredited)
Cheryl Anderson
Cheryl Anderson
as Alma as a Girl (uncredited)
Lon Ballantyne
Lon Ballantyne
as Orderly (uncredited)
John Barton
John Barton
as Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
Ray Beltram
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Marjorie Bennett
as Saleslady (uncredited)
Dick Bernie
Dick Bernie
as Drummer (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Eumenio Blanco
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Margaret Blye
Margaret Blye
as Dusty (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
George Bruggeman
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Betty Lynn Budzak
Betty Lynn Budzak
as Girl (uncredited)
Irene Calvillo
Irene Calvillo
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Winnie Chandler
Winnie Chandler
as Mrs. Bassett (uncredited)
Pattee Chapman
Pattee Chapman
as Cynthia (uncredited)
Evelyn Cotton
Evelyn Cotton
as Nurse (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Oliver Cross
as Townsman (uncredited)
Henry Darrow
Henry Darrow
as Drunk on Porch (uncredited)
Mike De Anda
Mike De Anda
as Man (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Alphonso DuBois
as Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)
Pamela Duncan
Pamela Duncan
as Pearl (uncredited)
Allen Emerson
Allen Emerson
as Drummer (uncredited)
Ray Foster
Ray Foster
as Young Townsman (uncredited)
Chuck Fox
Chuck Fox
as Poet (uncredited)
John Frank
John Frank
as Mr. Gilliam (uncredited)
Alf George
Alf George
as Crap Player (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Kenneth Gibson
as Townsman (uncredited)
Larrian Gillespie
Larrian Gillespie
as Fairy Princess (uncredited)
Bernie Gozier
Bernie Gozier
as Man (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
Jester Hairston
as Thomas (uncredited)
Pepe Hern
Pepe Hern
as Nico (uncredited)
Tom Hernandez
Tom Hernandez
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Richard LaMarr
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Manuel Lopez
Manuel Lopez
as Man (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Mike Mahoney
as Crap Shooter (uncredited)
Lester Maxwell
Lester Maxwell
as Boy (uncredited)
David O. McCall
David O. McCall
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Daphne McKay
Daphne McKay
as Second Nurse (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Tina Menard
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Jim Michael
Jim Michael
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Daniel Nunez
Daniel Nunez
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Simon Prescott
Simon Prescott
as Townsman (uncredited)
Carlos Rivero
Carlos Rivero
as Man (uncredited)
Tony Rosa
Tony Rosa
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Myrna Ross
Myrna Ross
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tony Roux
Tony Roux
as Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)
Elektra Rozanska
Elektra Rozanska
as Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
Dick Ryan
as Dr. Hodges (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Scott Seaton
as Townsman (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Almira Sessions
as Committee Woman (uncredited)
Harry Shannon
Harry Shannon
as Dr. Burke (uncredited)
Robert G. Slade
Robert G. Slade
as John (uncredited)
Rickie Sorensen
Rickie Sorensen
as Boy (uncredited)
Mike Steen
Mike Steen
as Crap Player (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Jack Tornek
as Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)
Connie Van
Connie Van
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Watts
Charles Watts
as Dignitary-Bandleader (uncredited)
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