Summer and Smoke
In the heat of summer... the smoke of desire...
Genres
Overview
In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
118 min
Release Date
1961-11-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
26
Vote Average
6.731
Laurence Harvey
John Buchanan Jr.
Geraldine Page
Alma Winemiller
Rita Moreno
Rosa Zacharias
Una Merkel
Mrs. Winemiller
John McIntire
Dr. Buchanan
Thomas Gomez
Papa Zacharias
Pamela Tiffin
Nellie Ewell
Malcolm Atterbury
Rev. Winemiller
Lee Patrick
Mrs. Ewell
Max Showalter
Roger Doremus
Earl Holliman
Archie Kramer
Rico Alaniz
Knife Thrower (uncredited)
Cheryl Anderson
Alma as a Girl (uncredited)
Lon Ballantyne
Orderly (uncredited)
John Barton
Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Saleslady (uncredited)
Dick Bernie
Drummer (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Margaret Blye
Dusty (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Betty Lynn Budzak
Girl (uncredited)
Irene Calvillo
Party Guest (uncredited)
Winnie Chandler
Mrs. Bassett (uncredited)
Pattee Chapman
Cynthia (uncredited)
Evelyn Cotton
Nurse (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Townsman (uncredited)
Henry Darrow
Drunk on Porch (uncredited)
Mike De Anda
Man (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)
Pamela Duncan
Pearl (uncredited)
Allen Emerson
Drummer (uncredited)
Ray Foster
Young Townsman (uncredited)
Chuck Fox
Poet (uncredited)
John Frank
Mr. Gilliam (uncredited)
Alf George
Crap Player (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Townsman (uncredited)
Larrian Gillespie
Fairy Princess (uncredited)
Bernie Gozier
Man (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
Thomas (uncredited)
Pepe Hern
Nico (uncredited)
Tom Hernandez
Party Guest (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Manuel Lopez
Man (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Crap Shooter (uncredited)
Lester Maxwell
Boy (uncredited)
David O. McCall
Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Daphne McKay
Second Nurse (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Townswoman (uncredited)
Jim Michael
Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Daniel Nunez
Party Guest (uncredited)
Simon Prescott
Townsman (uncredited)
Carlos Rivero
Man (uncredited)
Tony Rosa
Party Guest (uncredited)
Myrna Ross
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tony Roux
Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)
Elektra Rozanska
Mrs. Anderson (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
Dr. Hodges (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Townsman (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Committee Woman (uncredited)
Harry Shannon
Dr. Burke (uncredited)
Robert G. Slade
John (uncredited)
Rickie Sorensen
Boy (uncredited)
Mike Steen
Crap Player (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Cockfight Spectator (uncredited)
Connie Van
Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Watts
Dignitary-Bandleader (uncredited)
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