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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

"An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son."

Cast

3636

Paul Newman

as Brick

3635

Elizabeth Taylor

as Maggie

2753

Burl Ives

as Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt

3362

Judith Anderson

as Big Momma

2672

Jack Carson

as Gooper

3639

Madeleine Sherwood

as Mae

3641

Vaughn Taylor

as Deacon Davis

3640

Larry Gates

as Dr. Baugh

195830

Brian Corcoran

as Boy

3752

Zelda Cleaver

as Servant

274868

Robert 'Rusty' Stevens

as Sonny Pollitt

193032

Hugh Corcoran

as Buster Pollitt

Crew

3645

Lee LeBlanc

Special Effects

3634

Tennessee Williams

Theatre Play

3632

Richard Brooks

Director

3643

Ferris Webster

Editor

2658

Van Allen James

Sound Designer

3649

Robert Priestley

Set Decoration

3648

Henry Grace

Set Decoration

3633

Lawrence Weingarten

Producer

3632

Richard Brooks

Screenplay

3638

James Poe

Screenplay

3647

Helen Rose

Costume Design

3642

Charles Wolcott

Original Music Composer

3644

Dean Smith

Stunts

3637

William H. Daniels

Director of Photography

35154

Urie McCleary

Art Direction

1657655

William Shanks

Assistant Director

9060

William A. Horning

Art Direction

14681

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

29801

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

545527

Charles K. Hagedon

Other

3646

Wesley C. Miller

Recording Supervision

3634

Tennessee Williams

Writer