Summer and Smoke (1961) movie poster

Summer and Smoke (1961)

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

118 minDramaRomance

TMDb6.6/1029 votes

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

Country: United States

Director: Peter Glenville

Cast

Laurence Harvey as John Buchanan Jr.

Laurence Harvey

John Buchanan Jr.

Geraldine Page as Alma Winemiller

Geraldine Page

Alma Winemiller

Rita Moreno as Rosa Zacharias

Rita Moreno

Rosa Zacharias

Una Merkel as Mrs. Winemiller

Una Merkel

Mrs. Winemiller

John McIntire as Dr. Buchanan

John McIntire

Dr. Buchanan

Thomas Gomez as Papa Zacharias

Thomas Gomez

Papa Zacharias

Pamela Tiffin as Nellie Ewell

Pamela Tiffin

Nellie Ewell

Malcolm Atterbury as Rev. Winemiller

Malcolm Atterbury

Rev. Winemiller

Lee Patrick as Mrs. Ewell

Lee Patrick

Mrs. Ewell

Max Showalter as Roger Doremus

Max Showalter

Roger Doremus

Earl Holliman as Archie Kramer

Earl Holliman

Archie Kramer

Rico Alaniz as Knife Thrower (uncredited)

Rico Alaniz

Knife Thrower (uncredited)

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Cheryl Anderson

Alma as a Girl (uncredited)

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Lon Ballantyne

Orderly (uncredited)

Keywords

Plot:based on play or musicalcock fightingcockfightspinsterphilanderer

Time:1910s

Place:small townmississippi river